Sweet Potatoes with Onions and Tomatoes
This lovely combination of vegetables makes a great accompaniment to roast or grilled meat or chicken.
Recipe information
Yield
serves 6
Ingredients
2 onions, chopped
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
3 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled
2 to 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Salt and black pepper
Preparation
Step 1
In a large pan, fry the onions in the oil until soft. Add the garlic, and when the aroma rises, add the tomatoes and ginger.
Step 2
Cut the sweet potatoes into 1-inch cubes, and put them in the pan with the cilantro. Add about 1 1/2 cups water, or enough to half-cover the potatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and the liquid has almost evaporated, turning the potatoes over once.
Step 3
Serve hot or cold.
Nutrition Per Serving
Per serving: 203.6 calories
48.0 calories from fat
5.3g total fat
0.9g saturated fat
2.9 mg cholesterol
179.4 mg sodium
35.8g total carbs
2.7g dietary fiber
8.3g sugars
3.9g protein
#### Nutritional analysis provided by [TasteBook
using the USDA Nutrition Database]( )
From Arabesque: A Taste Of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon by Claudia Roden. Copyright (c) 2006 by Claudia Roden. Published by Knopf.
Claudia Roden was born and raised in Cairo. She completed her formal education in Paris and then moved to London to study art. She travels extensively as a food writer. Her previous books include the James Beard Award-winning Book of Jewish Food, as well as Coffee: A Connoisseur's Companion, The Good Food of Italy—Region by Region, Everything Tastes Better Outdoors, and Mediterranean Cookery, which was published in conjunction with her BBC television series on the Mediterranean. In 1989 she won the two most prestigious food prizes in Italy, the Premio Orio Vergani and the Premio Maria Luigia, Duchessa di Parma, for her London Sunday Times Magazine series The Taste of Italy. She has won six Glenfiddich prizes, including 1992 Food Writer of the Year for articles in the Daily Telegraph and The Observer magazine, and the Glenfiddich Trophy awarded "in celebration of a unique contribution to the food that we eat in Britain today." In 1999 she won a Versailles Award in France, and Prince Claus of the Netherlands presented her with the Prince Claus Award "in recognition of exceptional initiatives and achievements in the field of culture." She lives in London.
