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Charis Cuisine

Thai Peanut Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
 by Carole-Lee Schuchmann

INGREDIENTS:

4-6 medium sized sweet potatoes

1 large head of broccoli, cut into bite-sized florets, steamed

1 cup cooked edamame beans or garden peas

rice (your favorite kind—we have used brown basmati and jasmine and both were delicious)

½ cup almond (or peanut) butter

1 cup coconut milk (Thai Kitchen brand is my personal favorite!)

2 cloves garlic

1 jalapeño

½ tablespoon fresh ginger (about the same size as the 2 cloves garlic)

1 tablespoon tamari or soy sauce

½ tablespoon rice wine vinegar

½ tablespoon honey

½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1 lime, juiced

1 bunch scallions or green onions, thinly sliced, for garnish

½ cup chopped cashews or peanuts for garnish

Sea salt

Freshly ground black pepper


PREPARATION:

•Preheat oven to 400° F. Pierce each sweet potato several times with a fork. Place the sweet potatoes on an aluminum-foil lined baking sheet. Bake until tender, about 45-60 minutes, depending upon size of sweet potato.

•Let cool slightly, then make a slit in the top of each sweet potato.

•Prepare rice according to directions for the number of servings you desire.

•Place almond butter, coconut milk, garlic, ginger, tamari, rice wine vinegar, honey, crushed red pepper flakes, and lime juice into a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth. Add a little more coconut milk if a thinner consistency is desired.

•Place sweet potato on a bed of rice.

•Top each sweet potato with cooked broccoli and edamame.  (We have also topped it with other raw veggies such as carrots, jalapeno, and red bell pepper.)

•Drizzle generously with sauce and sprinkle with scallions and nuts.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Serve immediately.  (Some of us also top it with a drizzle of sriracha to add more heat.)

•Extra sauce can be refrigerated for a few days (it may thicken a bit in the refrigerator, allow to warm up to room temperature before next use).


 'Behold, I will bring them from the north country, And gather them from the ends of the earth,
 Among  them the blind and the lame, The woman with child and The one who labors with child,  together,
 A great throng shall return there...And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the LORD.'
 Jeremiah 31:8, 14
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July 2015