Green Eggs and Yam Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled and shredded (about 4 cups)
- ½ cup grated sweet onion
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- ¼ cup all purpose flour (add more flour if the mixture is too wet)
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Vegetable oil for frying
View Full Recipe at The Dutch Baker's Daughter
Adding to Planner
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 272g | |
| Calories 294 | |
| Calories from Fat 45 | 15% |
| Total Fat 5.06g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat 1.48g | 6% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 186mg | 62% |
| Sodium 1285mg | 54% |
| Potassium 565mg | 16% |
| Total Carbs 51.49g | 14% |
| Dietary Fiber 5.1g | 17% |
| Sugars 9.5g | 6% |
| Protein 11.26g | 18% |
.%20Then,%20because%20I%20wanted%20to%20make%20more%20of%20a%20meal%20out%20of%20it,%20I%20topped%20one%20of%20the%20pancakes%20with%20an%20egg.%20I%20now%20had%20Yam%20and%20Eggs.%20Hee%20Hee.%20But%20wait!%20St.%20Patrick%E2%80%99s%20Day%20is%20coming%20up!%20Let%20me%20bring%20out%20my%20inner%20Dr.%20Seuss%20and%20present%20to%20you%20the%20final%20(and%20green!)%20creation:%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EGreen%20Eggs%20and%20Yam%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E6%20Sweet%20Potato%20Pancakes%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E1/4%20%20cup%20prepared%20pesto%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ESimply%20place%20a%20poached%20egg%20on%20the%20top%20of%20each%20sweet%20potato%20pancake%20and%20spoon%20a%20teaspoon%20or%20two%20of%20%20pesto%20over%20the%20top%20of%20each%20one.%20Don't%20like%20pesto?%20Spoon%20a%20little%20creamed%20spinach%20over%20the%20top%20of%20the%20eggs.%20Delish!%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ESweet%20Potato%20Pancakes:%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EStir%20together%20all%20of%20the%20ingredients%20(except%20the%20vegetable%20oil)%20until%20well-blended.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EHeat%20oil%20(about%20%C2%BD%20cup,%20or%20enough%20to%20cover%20the%20bottom%20of%20the%20pan)%20in%20a%20large%20skillet%20on%20high%20until%20hot,%20but%20not%20smoking.%20Reduce%20the%20heat%20to%20medium/high%20and%20drop%20sweet%20potato%20mixture%20into%20the%20pan%20by%20%C2%BC%20cups%20(about%203%20pancakes%20per%20pan;%20don%E2%80%99t%20overcrowd).%20Flatten%20each%20pancake%20slightly%20with%20a%20spatula%20and%20fry%20until%20browned%20and%20crisp%20on%20the%20bottom,%20about%202%20to%203%20minutes.%20Turn%20pancakes%20and%20repeat.%20If%20the%20pancakes%20start%20to%20brown%20too%20quickly,%20turn%20down%20the%20heat%20to%20medium.%20Remove%20from%20pan%20to%20a%20paper%20towel%20lined%20plate.%20Keep%20warm%20in%20a%20200%20degree%20oven,%20if%20desired.%20Salt%20to%20taste.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EAs%20you%20can%20see,%20I%20still%20haven't%20graduated%20to%20a%20food%20processor.%20If%20anyone%20from%20Kichenaid%20is%20reading%20this,%20I%20would%20be%20more%20than%20happy%20to%20review%20a%20model%20for%20you.....%20;)%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EThese%20are%20tasty%20little%20things%20all%20on%20their%20own.%20I%20had%20to%20pull%20a%20few%20away%20from%20my%20husband,%20so%20that%20I%20could%20top%20them%20with%20the%20eggs.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EI%20tried%20to%20turn%20the%20eggs%20green%20by%20putting%20some%20spinach%20leaves%20in%20the%20water%20with%20the%20eggs,%20but%20it%20didn't%20work....I'll%20have%20to%20pay%20more%20attention%20to%20how%20they%20did%20it%20on%20Food%20Network.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EThe%20pesto%20on%20this%20is%20really%20good,%20but%20I'm%20thinking%20I%20would%20like%20the%20creamed%20spinach%20just%20as%20well.%20I%20will%20definately%20make%20these%20again.%3C/p%3E){kind=link}