Island Sweet Potatoes Recipes

ISLAND SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Cook potatoes and carrots in boiling water until tender; drain, reserve some cooking liquid.
• In a small pan, melt butter.
• Cook onion, garlic and ginger until soft but not brown.
• Add curry powder, and cook 1 minute more.
• Puree potatoes and carrots using a food processor, food mill, or mash with potato masher.
• Mix in curry mixture and chutney; if mixture is too thick, thin with reserved cooking liquid.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.

ISLAND SWEET POTATO ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine cream, milk, eggs and sugar and cook stirring over medium heat until mixture thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon (aprox. 10 minutes).
• In blender puree sweet potatoes (including the sauce in package), ginger, nutmeg, vanilla and rum together until well blended and smooth. Stir into cream mixture and cool. Freeze in electric ice cream maker. Place a couple of scoops in a dish top with nut mixture and garnish with a few gingersnap cookies.
• Topping: 1 small jar nut topping for ice cream or finely chopped pecans
• Garnish: Thin Ginger Snap Cookies

ROASTED THOUSAND ISLAND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a large sheet pan with cooking spray.
• Spread potatoes out on the pan. Spread dressing over the top; coat all the potatoes with the dressing.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Flip potatoes and bake until brown and crisp, 10 minutes more.