Savory Sweet Potatoes with Pork

Okay, you cooked a great big roast pork and it is delicious. But, now you have more tasty pork than you expected. Been there, done that. But don’t fret, because I have the perfect solution. Well, you got “the other white meat” but now you need a few more ingredients to pull this one off. Grab sweet potatoes, onion, a bit of parsley, and a sprinkle of shredded Parmesan and we’re ready to put this recipe for Savory Sweet Potatoes with Pork together.

Savory Sweet Potatoes with Pork

Ingredients:

• 1 cup roasted pork
• 2 cups sweet potatoes, washed, peeled, and cut into chunks
• 1 medium sweet white onion
• 2 tablespoons of parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter
• Kosher salt or sea salt to taste
• Freshly cracked black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Using a small non-stick skillet over med-high heat, add a tablespoon of EVOO and an ounce of unsalted butter. When the oil is hot add sliced sweet onions and brown them on both sides. Adjust temperature to low and allow the onions to cook for an additional 10 minutes. When finished, set onions aside.
2. Fill a medium size stock pot 3/4 full of water, place over high heat.
3. Add prepared sweet potatoes to water.
4. When water begins to boil, cook potatoes for 15 – 20 minutes until the tines of a fork can pierce the meat of the potatoes easily.
5. Strain potatoes using a colander and return to pot.
6. Add a tablespoon of EVOO, Kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper to the sweet potatoes and mix well.
7. Add chopped pork roast to a skillet, adding 1/2 EVOO and warm pork through. Set aside.
8. Plate sweet potatoes and top with chopped pork, onions, and chopped parsley, scatter on shredded Parmesan cheese.
9. Serve.

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Savory Sweet Potatoes with Pork

Author Alea

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup roasted pork
• ▢ 2 cups sweet potatoes washed, peeled, and cut into chunks
• ▢ 1 medium sweet white onion
• ▢ 2 tablespoons of parsley chopped
• ▢ 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• ▢ 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter
• ▢ Kosher salt or sea salt to taste
• ▢ Freshly cracked black pepper to taste

Instructions

• Using a small non-stick skillet over med-high heat, add a tablespoon of EVOO and an ounce of unsalted butter, when the oil is hot add sliced sweet onions and brown them on both sides. Readjust temperature to low and allow the onions to cook for an additional 10-minutes. When finished, set onions aside.
• Fill a medium size stock pot 3/4 full of water, place over high heat.
• Add prepared sweet potatoes to water.
• When water begins to boil cook potatoes for 15 - 20 minutes, until the tines of a fork can pierce the meat of the potatoes easily.
• Strain potatoes using a colander and return to pot.
• Add a tablespoon of EVOO, Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to the sweet potatoes and mix well.
• Add chopped pork roast to a skillet, adding 1/2 EVOO and warm pork through. Set aside.
• Plate sweet potatoes and top with chopped pork, onions and chopped parsley, scatter on shredded Parmesan cheese.
• Serve.

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