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Duckalucky, 10/11/06
Sweet Potato FrittersIngredients (use vegan versions): 2 cups whole-wheat flour (or your favorite flour--sometimes I mix whole wheat flour and
cornmeal)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
a pinch of nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, or garam masala (if desired)
several hearty grinds of black pepper
one big sweet potato, cut into fine dice or shredded
oil for shallow frying --anywhere from a substantial film to about 3/4 inch deep
Directions:Note: 2-3 big carrots work superbly in place of the potato Also, 1-2 onions, diced finely or sliced into feathery half moons, work great if you substitute thyme for the sweet aromatic spice
Mix flour, salt, baking powder, aromatic spices, and black pepper thoroughly. Add enough fresh water, little by little, to make a thick clingy batter. Then stir in the cut up/shredded sweet potato (or carrot, or onion, or just about anything you like).
Get your apron, so you don't spatter hot oil on your good clothes.
Have a good, relatively narrow turning implement handy.
Heat oil in skillet until batter will sizzle when put in. It's freeform; don't worry. Add a fat tablespoon of veggie-laden batter somewhere along the edge. Figure out how many more similar "fritters" will fit with plenty of room between, and add them to the pan. Fiddle with them to make sure they'll let go of the hot metal. When they're dark golden, flip them carefully and get them the same color on the other side. They'll look kind of anemic between the high spots on the flip side if the oil is very shallow-- that's okay, so long as the flour is done on the inside.
Lift out, drain, and blot on paper towels or a chunk of brown bag.
These are good sandwich fillers when you want the easiest possible good-to-bite patty, with mustard or ketchup, chutney, barbecue sauce, or any other compatible relish. They are also great beside a salad, eaten with any of the same range of sauces.
If you make these with onions, do use a little cornmeal in the batter-- they will taste like onion rings and kill a fast food craving in one fell swoop.
Serves: 2-4, depending on what else you're serving
Preparation time: 30 minutes
