Sarina's Vegan Sweet Potato Pastelles
Author: Sarina
Recipe type: holiday
Cuisine: Caribbean
Serves: 12-15
- 2½ cups finely grated sweet potato
- 2 medium-large onions, minced
- 1 cup chopped chives
- 2 pimento peppers, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons chopped olives
- ¼ cup raisins
- ¼ cup water
- 3 tablespoons margarine
- 1 tablespoon browning
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- Combine first 8 ingredients (sweet potato through salt) in large mixing bowl.
- Heat olive oil over medium heat
- Add potato mixture, sauté for 5 minutes.
- Turn off heat
- Add water, margarine, browning, brown sugar and tomato paste.
- Stir to combine.
- Add raisins and olives.
- Stir to combine.
- Taste and adjust seasonings (especially salt and pepper) to suit.
- Proceed to fill pastelles as above :)
Recipe by TriniGourmet.com at https://www.trinigourmet.com/pastelles/
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