Cajun sweet potato tajine
This recipe fuses a North African cooking technique with a Louisiana spice blend. It may not seem like the most obvious idea, but with sweet potatoes, it’s absolutely delicious.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs sweet potatoes
- 1 Tbsp Cajun Spice
- 4 allspice berries
- Salt to taste
- 4 onion quarters
- 12 cloves garlic
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 6 Tbsp duck fat or olive oil
- ¼ cup hazelnuts
- 15 black olives
Method
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1
Wash sweet potatoes and peel them if they are old. Chop into equal sections.
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2
Grind spices and mix with salt. Rub the sweet potatoes thoroughly with the mix and place in the Tajine with onion quarters and garlic.
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3
Stir tomato paste into ½ cup water and pour onto the vegetables with duck fat. Cover and place on medium heat.
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4
Once liquid begins to form on the bottom of the Tajine, reduce heat to low. Continue cooking until sweet potatoes are tender, 30-40 minutes. Garnish with hazelnuts and olives. Let stand 15 to 30 minutes before serving.
A variation of the Lamb, raisin and cauliflower tajine from The Spice Trekkers Cook at Home
