VEGGIE RECIPE

Sweet Potato Smash

INGREDIENTS

3 medium sweet potatoes, cut into strips
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon dried chilli flakes
salt
1 tablespoon ghee

Equipment:
fire pit

- Feeds 4 -

HOW TO MAKE IT

1. Light your fire and let it burn down for about an hour until you obtain a medium heat.

2. Place the sweet potatoes on a chopping board, pour over the olive oil and season with the dried chilli flakes and a generous pinch or two of salt. Rub the spiced oil over the potatoes, then wrap them in foil – make sure the foil is well sealed as you are going to put the potatoes in the coals of the fire and you want to protect them from dirt and so on. Place in the coals and turn every 15 minutes with tongs or a tea towel so you can feel when the potatoes are soft and therefore cooked through.

3. Carefully take the cooked sweet potatoes out of the foil. Heat a cast-iron frying pan on the coals (rather than over flames) and add the ghee. Break up the sweet potato and place in the ghee to caramelise all the sugars, seasoning with salt as you go. Gently flip the pieces over with a spatula, taking care not to break up the flesh you’ve just browned. Season with a little more salt and eat.