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Ingredients
- 4 cups peeled and grated sweet potatoes
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- Olive oil for frying
- Cilantro Lime Cream Sauce, recipe follows
- Chopped fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish
Directions
In a large bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, jalapeno, flour, baking powder, salt, chili powder, cumin, and black pepper.
In a small bowl lightly beat the milk and egg until well mixed. Add to the sweet potato mixture, stirring, until all the ingredients are well combined.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add enough vegetable oil to cover bottom of skillet. Drop the sweet potato mixture, by rounded teaspoonfuls, into the hot oil. Press lightly to flatten the mixture to the size of a half dollar. Cook until the cakes are golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Transfer the cakes to a serving platter. Top each cake with a small amount of Cilantro Lime Cream Sauce and garnish with fresh cilantro.
Cilantro Lime Cream Sauce:
- 1 (8-ounce) container sour cream
- 1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 lime, zested and juiced
- Pinch salt
In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice and a pinch of salt. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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By Kitler64
Wisconsin
on January 03, 2013
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These are awesome! will def make again! :D
By aiab__9574809
Denver, CO
on August 26, 2011
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WOW! My family doesn't like sweet potatoes so I used white russet potatoes instead. I shredded them and squeezed the excess water out of them by twisting them in a dish towel and made the recipe as stated. THEY WERE AMAZING!! This is a definite keeper recipe. My husband doesn't like sour cream so I served the sauce on the side of the potatoes and he loved it. I also made grilled bacon wrapped shrimp to serve for dinner and the sauce made a great dip for the shrimp! My whole family loved the potatoes and the sauce.
By kmitsopoulos_12...
New Haven ,CT
on January 19, 2011
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These were GREAT! I didn't have fresh jalapeno, so I used some jarred roasted jalapenos, which worked great. Also had some store-bought, very spicy, cilantro-lime salsa on hand so I added that to the sour cream, and some extra lime juice.
We eat sweet potatoes often, and this was a nice, new and fun way to have them. Will definitely make them again. Much faster, too, than waiting for them to cook in the oven.
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