Sweet Potato Chips With Lime Zest Food

SWEET POTATO CHIPS

Steps:

• Peel the sweet potatoes thoroughly. Slice them evenly and as thinly as you like. Thick-cut homemade sweet potato chips are fabulous, so don't get too obsessed with thinness: evenness (so the chips cook evenly) is the key here. If you have a kitchen mandoline , this is the time to use it, but a good sharp knife and a steady hand work just as well.
• Rinse the sweet potato slices and then soak them for about half an hour in cold water. This step rinses off any excess starch and will help the chips crisp up.
• Drain the sweet potato slices and dry them thoroughly on a clean kitchen towel or with layers of paper towels. Water on the slices will make the hot oil splatter, so it's worth the effort to dry the sweet potato slices thoroughly.
• In a large, heavy pan or pot (the high sides of a pot keep the oil from splattering), heat about 1/2 inch of vegetable, canola, grapeseed oil or lard to about 350 F. If you don't have a candy/frying thermometer, don't worry. Just drop a dried slice of sweet potato in the oil, if the oil sizzles immediately but gently around the slice of sweet potato, the oil is the right temperature! If it doesn't sizzle immediately, pull it out and wait for the oil to heat up a bit more; if the oil sizzles violently around it, pull it out and let the oil cool off a bit before trying again.
• Add a single layer of sweet potato slices to the oil-only add as many slices as fit in a single layer; any more and the chips won't get fully sizzled all around by the oil and will have soggy spots, plus too many slices at once will cool down the oil too much. Fry the sweet potato slices until they just start to darken on the edges, about 3 minutes per batch.
• Use a slotted spoon or tongs to transfer the sweet potato chips to layers of paper towels or a cooling rack set over a baking sheet to drain. Sprinkle with salt or other seasonings, if you like, and let cool completely before eating (they crisp up as they sit). Repeat frying in batches until all sweet potatoes are cooked.

SWEET POTATO CHIPS

Steps:

• Soak potatoes in 2-qt. of ice water for 1 hour; drain and pat dry., In an electric skillet or deep fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry potatoes, seven or eight slices at a time, 1-2 minutes or until golden brown on both sides, turning once. Drain on paper towels; sprinkle with salt.

SWEET POTATO WEDGES WITH LIME MAYO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Toss sweet potatoes and oil on a foil-lined large rimmed baking sheet; season with salt and pepper.
• Roast, turning once, until golden brown and crisp, 25-30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk mayonnaise, lime zest, and juice in a small bowl.
• Season fries with salt, top with cilantro, and serve with lime mayo for dipping.

GRILLED SWEET POTATOES WITH LIME AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Parcook the potatoes: Place in a pot of water and boil until fork-tender; let cool. Slice each potato lengthwise into eighths.
• Preheat a grill to medium or place a cast-iron grill pan over medium heat. Mix 1 tablespoon salt, the lime zest and cayenne in a small bowl.
• Brush the potato wedges with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until golden brown on all sides (including the skin) and just cooked through, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer to a platter; immediately season with the salt mixture and sprinkle with cilantro.

ROASTED SWEET POTATO, LIME AND CHIPOTLE SOUP WITH SWEET POTATO CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F. Mix sweet potatoes, onions, thyme and sage in large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and salt, and toss to coat. Spoon mixture onto a baking sheet, spreading vegetables out in a single layer. Place baking sheet in oven and roast until vegetables are caramelized, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes.
• Remove vegetables from oven and process in a blender until pureed. Slowly add chicken broth and process until smooth. Pour soup into a large saucepan and add chiles, lime juice, sugar, nutmeg and pepper. Bring soup to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Remove and discard the whole chipotle chiles, stir in cream and adjust seasonings. Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with green onion, fried sweet potato chips and crema.
• Make the sweet potato chips: Peel sweet potato. Using a mandoline or food processor fitted with the 2 millimeter slicing blade, cut into 1/1-6 inch slices, lengthwise.
• Heat oil in a large stock pot or saucepan to deep-fry temperature (350 degrees F). Fry sweet potatoes, a handful at a time, until pale golden and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain on paper towels, and sprinkle with salt. Reserve a day or two in plastic bags.
• For the crema: Whisk the cream and buttermilk together. Cover and set in a warm place (a gas oven with just the heat from the pilot is fine) for 8 hours. Crema may be kept in the refrigerator as long as a week.

SWEET POTATO CHIPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. In a large bowl, toss the sweet potato chips with oil and soy sauce. Transfer to a shallow roasting tin and season with black pepper and nutmeg, if you like. Bake for 30-40 mins, until crisp.

ROASTED SWEET POTATOES WITH LIME SYRUP AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.
• Toss potatoes with butter, salt, and pepper in a bowl until coated well, then spread in 1 layer in 2 shallow baking pans (15 by 10 by 1 inch) and roast, uncovered, switching position of pans halfway through roasting, until potatoes are tender and undersides are browned, 15 to 20 minutes total.
• While potatoes roast, bring water, sugar, and lime juice to a boil in a very small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then simmer until reduced to about 3 tablespoons, 3 to 4 minutes. Toss potatoes with syrup and zest in a large bowl, then sprinkle with chives.

GINGER & LIME CHICKEN WITH SWEET POTATO MASH

Steps:

• Mix half the lime zest and all the juice with the maple syrup and grated ginger. Slash each chicken breast 3-4 times with a sharp knife, then coat well with the marinade. Set aside for 10 mins. Heat the grill and line the grill tray with foil.
• Cook the sweet potatoes in salted boiling water for 10-12 mins until tender. Drain and mash well, adding the rest of the lime zest, plus some seasoning. Meanwhile, grill the chicken breasts for 10-15 mins, until cooked through and slightly caramelised.
• Heat the oil in a small frying pan. When it's really hot, add the ginger matchsticks and fry for 1 min until the ginger is crisp. Lift out the matchsticks with a slotted spoon, then stir the mash into the gingerinfused oil. Divide the mash between 2 plates, top each with a chicken breast, scatter with the crisp ginger and serve with some sugar snap peas.