SWEET POTATO AND SNOW PEAS STIR FRY A L ÓRANGE

Ingredients :

1.2 lb (500 g) sweet potato, peeled and cubed

1 cup snow peas, trimmed

1/3 orange marmalade

¼ cup orange juice

1 tablespoon white vinegar

1 tablespoon sugar

½ teaspoon arrowroot

2 teaspoons fresh ginger, finely chopped

1 teaspoon garlic, minced

2 teaspoons fresh yellow aji, seeded and deveined, finely chopped

2 tablespoons peanut oil (vegetable oil may be used)

¼ teaspoon sesame oil (optional)

Salt

Fresh yellow aji, sliced

Preparation:

Cook sweet potato in boiling salted water until they are nearly tender. Add snow peas and cook 1 minute more. Immediately drain and plunge into ice water. Drain when vegetables are chilled. Reserve.
Combine orange marmalade with orange juice, sugar and arrowroot in a small bowl and set aside.

Heat peanut butter in a skillet over medium heat and sauté garlic with ginger and aji. Cook for 1 minute, add reserved vegetables and mix. Stir in the marmalade mixture and bring to a boil. Lower heat and cook until slightly thickened. Remove from the heat, correct seasonings, stir in sesame oil and serve.
Garnish with aji slices.

4 servings

Time for preparation: 35 minutes

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