New Recipe: Batatas Martinez

This is a dish I invented a few days ago.

If you like food that is light, sweet, spicy, and compliments your liquor then you won’t be disappointed. 

It’s cheap, simple and relatively healthy.  

Cooking/Preparation time 15-20 mins.

Ingredients (serves two)

• ½ jar of chilli spiced Green Olives
• 4 medium closed cup Mushrooms
• 2-4 large Sweet Potatoes
• 1 can of Chopped Tomatoes
• 1 shot of Gin

Wash and chop the sweet potatoes into strips, lightly sprinkle with paprika, and microwave for 9-10 minutes. Microwave cooking will draw some of the moisture out of the potatoes, allowing them to become more crispy later.

Thinly slice the mushrooms and lightly fry with chopped olives in a small amount of their own oil. Here I opt to add a teaspoon of ground coriander  and a shot of gin whilst frying. After a few minutes, turn off the heat and remove the mushrooms and olives from the pan.

Once the sweet potatoes have been microwaved, put them in the frying pan with a tablespoon of the spiced olive oil (from the jar), adding more paprika and ground coriander to taste.

Allow the potato strips to get crispy. Don’t worry if they become lightly burnt, the potato remains sweet and the blackened crispy areas add a smoky flavour to the dish. Once they’re done, replace the olives and mushrooms in the pan and add the chopped tomatoes. Stir until everything is equally mixed and the tomato sauce has heated up.

Garnish with a dry Martini. Bliss.