2 Way Baked Kumara White Flesh Or Bush Bok Sweet Potato Recipes

POTATO AND KUMARA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C (180C fan forced).
• Line 2 baking trays with baking paper and place potato in a single layer on one prepared tray and drizzle with half the oil and season with salt and pepper and bake for 45 minutes or until golden and crisp and let cool.
• Place kumara on remaining tray and drizzle with remaining oil and season with salt and pepper and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden and tender and then cool.
• Meanwhile heat a medium frying pan over high heat and add bacon and cook and stir for 3 to 4 minutes or until crisp and drain bacon on paper towels.
• Combine extra oil, vinegar, mustard and honey in a small crew top jar, seal and shake well to combine.
• Place vegetables in a large bowl and add onion, bacon, half the parsley and dressing. toss gently to combine.
• serve sprinkles with remaining parsley.

2 WAY BAKED KUMARA (WHITE FLESH OR 'BUSH BOK' SWEET POTATO)

Steps:

• Set the oven to 200C/425°F.
• Bake as you would a regular potato, Pierce the skin with a fork and bake for around 45mins to an hour. Wrap in foil if you don't like a crispy skin.
• Split and slather in butter, salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• OR -.
• Split and slather in butter, condensed milk and cinnamon.
• Wonderful!

CHEESY SWEET POTATO AND CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Bake the sweet potatoes in a hot oven until tender. Set aside to cool for a few minutes. Put the cauliflower into a microwavable bowl, add a few TBS of water, cover with cling film and cook in the microwave for 5 minutes on high. Drain and set aside.
• Prepare the cheese sauce as below. Preheat your grill.
• Cut the sweet potatoes into wedges and lay them in the bottom of a greased oven proof dish. Drain the cauliflower and spoon it over the sweet potatoes. Spoon the hot cheese sauce over top (you may not need it all). Sprinkle with the grated cheese and the snipped chives. Grill for three to four minutes until golden and bubbling. Enjoy!
• To make the cheese sauce: Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour, stirring until smooth. Let cook over low heat for one minute to cook the flour then slowly stir in the milk, whisking until smooth. Add the bay leaf and cook over medium low heat, stirring, for about 10 minutes until thickened. Remove the bay leaf. Stir in the cheese and season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

WILTED SPINACH SALAD WITH ROASTED KUMARA (SWEET POTATO)

Steps:

• Peel and cut the kumara into bite sized cubes.
• Toss in 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Bake in the oven for 15 minutes at 200C/400°F.
• Mix the mustard, lemon juice, and zest for the dressing.
• Add the olive oil a tablespoon at a time, whisking between each spoonful.
• Add finely chopped dill.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Prepare the oranges by peeling and then cutting just the segments off the orange so that there is none of the tough bits. Squeeze any remaining orange juice in the fibrous bits into the dressing.
• Put the spinach is a large bowl.
• Add the roasted kumara straight from the oven and toss through the spinach to wilt the spinach. This works best if the kumara is still really hot.
• Add the dressing and orange segments and toss through.
• Serve slightly warm on a large plate and decorate with nasturtium flowers.

SWEET POTATO STRATA

Steps:

• Prepare at least 24 hours in advance of serving.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and butter a 9 x 12 baking dish.
• Layer the slices of potatoes in the pan. Begin and end with sweet potatoes. Five to eight layers depending on how thin the potatoes are sliced.
• In a sauce pan, combine the cream, syrup and brown sugar. Bring to a boil and stir constantly. Remove the mixture from the heat and pour over the layered potatoes.
• Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Let cool and cut into 2 x 2 inch squares while still in the pan. Refrigerate for 24 to 48 hours. If you don't, it won't set properly and will be "soupy".
• Before serving cover and microwave on a safe plate or serving platter.
• Enjoy!

CITRUS-BAKED KUMARA

Steps:

• Cook the scrubbed, unpeeled kumara in a covered container in a microwave until just tender. Stand until cook enough to handle, then cut into slices about 1cm thick, removing the skins if you want to. Arrange the slices in a large, flat ovenware dish which has been lightly buttered.
• Warm butter until melted. add remaining ingredients and heat until the sugar dissolves, then pour over the kumara. Bake at 180 degrees for 30minutes, or until surface is crisp and golden brown. Serve immediately.

SUGAR GLAZED KUMARA ( SWEET POTATO )

Steps:

• Add the peeled and chopped kumara to a saucepan of boiling water. Boil for 10 minutes, or until just tender. Drain.
• Heat the oil in a frypan. Add the sugar and stir over a low heat until lightly golden.
• Add the kumara in a single layer and cook until evenly coated with the glaze and heated through. Be as gentle as possibe when moving the kumara (this is to keep it looking in good shape). Shake the pan regularly to keep the kumara from sticking to the pan.
• Sprinkle with salt and serve.