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Easy Sweet Potato Pancakes

Monday, February 13th, 2012

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These pancakes as easy to make.  They are a delicious addition to you vegetarian breakfast repetoire.  Sweet potatoes are packed with potassium, calcium and vitamins A and C.

The Fixings:

1 large sweet potato, peeled and grated

1 small onion, peeled and grated

1 tbsp chives, finely chopped

1 jalapeno, de-seeded and minced

2 tbsp all purpose flour

1 tsp salt

½ tsp cumin

¼ tsp cayenne

1 large egg

vegetable oil

1 tsp lemon zest

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How To:

  1. grate the peeled potato and onion into a medium bowl

  2. transfer to a strainer and press out liquid (this is important or they will not hold together)

  3. return to the original bowl

  4. add jalapeno and chives

  1. in a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt, cumin and cayenne

  2. add this to the sweet potato and onion

  3. add egg and lemon zest, mix thoroughly

  1. in a pan or skillet, add enough oil to prevent the pancakes from sticking (we used an oil spritzer)

  2. place on medium heat

  3. using an ice cream scoop (or 3 tbsp), scoop out potato mixture and flatten each one. The smaller the pancakes (about 2”in diameter), the faster and more evenly they will cook

  4. place in a pan over medium heat and add 3 or 4 more to cook all together

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  5. cook 5 minutes or until they turn crisp and brown on the bottom

  6. flip to cook on both sides, 3 or 4 more minutes

 Makes 8-10 pancakes

These are great served with chives and yogurt or sour cream on top.

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Our Easy Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Our fried green tomatoes recipe grew out of a happy accident.  Last year was our first try at  growing tomatoes from seed. Unfortunately, we were late starting the seeds and also getting the plants in the ground.  The result at the end of the growing season…the threat of frost and a couple of pounds of unripe tomatoes.

This fried green tomatoes recipe is easy to prepare. It’s the kind where you don’t need to fuss too much with the measurements. This is always impressive when cooking for overnight guests.  So here we go…

Instructions:

Cut 1 cup of  tomatoes into 1/4″ slices or in half if you are using baby or cherry varieties

Cut a small onion in half, then cut into 1/2 cm slices

Heat and oil a frying pan or skillet

Add the onions first to give them a head start. Add the the tomatoes once the onions begin to look translucent.
Season with salt and black pepper. You can also add your favourite herbs or spices.  This year, fresh basil from the garden was our go to herb.

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The tomatoes can get a little dry depending on the amount of fat/oil you are using. If I’m feeling healthy I add a tablespoon of water, if not a little extra oil or even butter will work.

They can be served with eggs or tofu scramble or if you’re eating light, just some toast.

Our fried green tomatoes recipe is so simple it’s almost excessive to classify it as one.  It was a great way to use up our abundance of tomatoes.

I’ll post our traditional fried green tomatoes recipe soon.  Samantha.
 

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