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January 21, 2006

Sweet Potato Hash

Some mornings are coffee and an apple mornings, some mornings are just coffee mornings, and some mornings are just the end of the night before. Saturday morning was sunny and it started around 9 a.m., a good time to get up on Saturday. If you want something breakfasty, something that can dry you up from the night before, and at the same time get you ready for a long bike ride, potatoes are the happenin' scene -- soul food sweet potatoes that is.

Ingredients:
1 sweet potato
1 zucchini
1 sweet onion
Olive oil
Chili powder
Thyme

You're gonna need a grater, too.



















Grate the sweet potato and the zucchini onto a large plate. Microwave the potato and zucchini for about a minute and a half, so it's slightly cooked.















Chop up the onion into matchsticks, don't dice it. Put a few tablespoons of olive oil and a pinch of thyme into a pan and sautee the onion until it's semi-transparent.















Once the onions are done, add a few handfuls of the grated sweet potato and zucchini and lightly stir it around in the pan for a few minutes.















Separate the hash into two separate piles and smush them down. They need to start sizzling if you want some decent hash.















You want your hash piles to sizzle for only a minute or two on one side, or they will start to stick. If your hash starts to stick, add some extra oil. I have a air pump sprayer that works really well. Sprinkle on some more basil and a few hits of chili powder about now, too.




















Your hash is done when it starts to get crispy, dark brown tips. Depending on how you are feeling the morning you make this stuff, you might want to make extra. It's good in more ways than one; that's why it's called soul food, brutha. I made it here with toast with avocado, bananas and orange juice.















Variations:
You can use regular potato, of course, or add a spoonful of molasses to the onions while they sautee for a richer taste.

3 Comments:

  • At January 23, 2006, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    that looks somewhat appetizing. death to broccoli.

     
  • At January 25, 2006, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    You are making me hungry. I will take it all.

     
  • At February 09, 2006, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    That looks so good and I have a sweet potatoe in the fridge right now...

     

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