Caribbean Curried Roast Potatoes

Learn how to make some Caribbean style curried roast potatoes using Caribbean sweet potatoes. They are tender, lightly seasoned with a yellow hue courtesy of my homemade curry powder.

Course Appetiser

Cuisine Caribbean

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 20

Servings people

Calories 183kcal

Author Charla

Ingredients

To parboil the sweet potatoes

2 lb sweet potatoes (908g) chopped
2 teaspoon curry powder (4g)

To roast the sweet potatoes

2 tablespoon olive oil
3 teaspoon curry powder
1½ teaspoon paprika
1½ teaspoon onion granules
1½ teaspoon garlic granules
1½ teaspoon fresh thyme stems removed
1½ teaspoon chadon beni
¼ teaspoon pink salt
additional black pepper and pink salt to taste

Instructions

To parboil the sweet potatoes

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F.
Line a baking tray with parchment paper and coat with olive oil then set aside.
In a medium sized saucepan, parboil the sweet potatoes along with one teaspoon of curry powder for about 4 minutes.
Drain off the water in a colander and rinse with cold water to prevent further cooking.

To roast the sweet potatoes

Use kitchen towel to thoroughly blot the sweet potato dry.
Place the sweet potato into a large zip lock bag or one with tie handles.
Drizzle the olive oil into the bag with the sweet potatoes then seal and shake.
Combine the curry powder, paprika, onion/garlic granules, thyme and chadon beni in a small bowl.
Open the bag and sprinkle the herbs and spices all over the sweet potatoes then seal and shake the bag again to thoroughly coat.
Place the chopped potatoes onto the baking tray, make sure to spread out and not overcrowd.
Roast for roughly 40-45 minutes (turning frequently) or until the edges are lightly golden.
Remove from the oven and sprinkle with black pepper and pink salt to taste.

Notes

Feel free to prep ahead of time by peeling and chopping the sweet potatoes in advance, you can even season them and store in a zip lock/tie handle bag and refrigerate 1-2 days in advance.

This serves up to 6 people depending on the portions.

If you cannot find shado beni, use coriander/cilantro instead

This is the link that you will need for my Jamaican Curry Powder Recipe.

If you need to re-heat the sweet potatoes, you can do this by wrapping them up and heat in the oven or microwave for a few minutes (add a splash of oil to re-crisp them).

Any leftovers can be stored in airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

If you decide to keep the skin on, be sure thoroughly wash and scrub the potatoes inspect them for any holes, dark spots and slice away accordingly. The skin is great to optimise fibre and vitamin c levels.

When arranging the sweet potatoes on a baking tray, try not to over lap them if possible.

Less is more, don't drown the sweet potatoes in oil, a minimal amount of oil works just fine.

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