Baked Sweet Potatoes W/west African-style Peanut Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 medium sweet potatoes
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 1/3 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon ginger, peeled and grated
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 3/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 pierce potatoes with a fork and bake for 1 hour, or until tender.
• 3 cool potatoes, slightly.
• 4 heat oil in med skillet over med low heat.
• 5 add onion, ginger and garlic; cook 3 minutes.
• 6 add cumin, coriander and pepper; cook 1 minute.
• 7 add 3/4 cup water and next 4 ingredients (through salt), stirring until smooth; bring to a simmer.
• 8 cook 2 minutes or until thick.
• 9 split potatoes lengthwise, cutting to, but not through, the other side.
• 10 spoon about 1/4 cup sauce into each potato.
• 11 top each serving with 1 tsp chopped cilantro.