Spicy sweet-potato sticks

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 xes Large sweet potatoes
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
3 tablespoons Unsalted butter
½ cup Water (or as needed)
3 tablespoons Honey
Salt
White pepper
Ground ginger
Ground cardamom
Ground cloves

Directions

The potatoes should weigh a total of about 1½ to 2 pounds.

====================================================================== Pare the sweet potatoes and cut into short sticks about ¼" thick (if you have a food processor with a disk designed for french fries, use that).

Heat the oil and butter in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat; don't let the fat brown. Add the potato sticks and toss to coat; season with salt, white pepper, about ¼ ts each of ginger, cardamom, and a small pinch of cloves. Add ½ cup water, adjust the heat to medium-low, and cook, tossing often, but gently, for about 5 minutes, adding drops of water if needed to prevent sticking.

Add the honey and continue to toss-cook until the sticks are just tender and nicely glazed, perhaps 3 minutes. Check the seasonings and serve promptly.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SWEET POTATO STICKS WITH ORANGE AND HONEY: Omit the ginger, cardamom, and cloves; cook the potatoes with 1 tb of freshly grated orange zest (colored rind only, no pith) and, if you have it, 2 tb of candied orange peel. I don't recommend this unless you have homemade candied peel -- science has not yet detected any flavor in the kind sold in supermarkets.

-- from MRS. WITTY'S HOME-STYLE MENU COOKBOOK, by Helen Witty

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