Sweet Potatoes and Spinach in Spiced Orange Sauce

8 Servings

Try this Sweet Potatoes and Spinach in Spiced Orange Sauce recipe, or post your own recipe for Sweet Potatoes and Spinach in Spiced Orange Sauce

tell us

Be the first to submit a photo for this recipe. Win $100.00 by posting the best original food photo this month!

Recipe look good to you?

Sweet Potatoes and Spinach in Spiced Orange Sauce Ingredients

2 tb Vegetable oil; or more	1 tb Coriander seed
3 c Chopped onion	1 ts Cardamom; pods (1 to 2)
3 tb Allspice	1 tb Cumin seed
2 ts Salt	2 ts Cinnamon
2 1/2 tb Minced garlic	2 ts Turmeric
8 c Sweet potato; or yams,	2 ts Ground ginger
3 c Orange juice	1/2 ts Ground cloves
1 1/2 c Dried sugar plums; or	1/4 ts Black pepper
1 lb Fresh spinach; stemmed (or	TO SERVE
PERSIAN ALLSPICE	8 c Cooked basmati rice

Instructions for Sweet Potatoes and Spinach in Spiced Orange Sauce

SPICES may be ground and combined in an electric grinder or by hand. Makes 6 tbs. Heat oil in large, deep pot. Add onion, 3 tablespoons Persian Allspice and 1 tsp. salt, saute for about 5 minutes over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, sweet potatoes, orange juice and remaining salt. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sweet potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Add fruit and spinach and give it a good stir. Cover and cook over low for 10 minutes. Serve hot, over or next to plain cooked basmati rice or a pilaf. Serves 6 to 8, prep is 1 hr. PER SERVING: 507 cals, 6.5 g fat, 11.2% Recipe by: Mollie Katzens Vegetable Heaven (Hyperion, Oct97)

Main Ingredient: BeansCuisine: Uncategorized