These are my favorite healthy treat. Yeah their fried, but their oh so yummy and flavorful. And great for dipping in your favorite sauce. I like to dip mine in sweet and hot chili sauce or hot Chinese mustard and mayonnaise mix together. And they make great appetizers. And they make a great side for eggs and fruit with breakfast.
METHOD OF PREPARATION
VERSION ONE:
1 Whole Yam or Sweet Potato. Peeled cut into disk and cut in quarters like a pizza that servers four.
3 Tablespoons chopped tomato. Make sure the tomato is seeded and all possible liquid is removed.
1 egg. Any size. A bunch of Oregano chopped
1 Tablespoon onion. 1 Garlic chopped.
3 Sage leaves. Peanut Oil for frying.
Flour for dredging
When making Yam or Sweet potato balls. Be sure to try to make it all at the same time. If you put the mixture in the refrigerator condensation occurs and will make it even harder to work with.
You will need a cookie pan that is lightly dusted in flour to place the balls on.
FIRST: STEAMING OR BOILING
Peel and chop Yam or Sweet Potato. Stream in steaming basket or boil in water. Until you can take a piece out and easily pierce it with a knife. Tip always check a biggest piece first. When the potatoes are done cooking, put them in a bowl and if you boil them, set the water aside to cool. Never pour boiling water down the drain, it will melt the pipes. Smash the potatoes with a potato smasher very well.
SECOND: MIXING
Next take all of the chopped tomato, onion, garlic, Oregano and Sage. Crack egg and break yolk add about two to three table spoons. Mix. If you feel that the mixture is to wet it is perfectly fine to add one or two table spoon of flour to mix in. Yes your finger are going to get messy and yes you are going to be saying to your self what have I gotten my self into. Believe me I had the same thoughts. But I don't give up that easily and I want you to, to have the confidence that you can do it to. Anything worth while takes practice.
THIRD: SHAPING
After you done mixing it really well. Get a bowl with some flour in it for dredging you hand in. This way the mixture is less like to stick to your hands. Take a Tablespoon and scoop up some potato mixture and plop it in your floured palm, if you have to dig it out. Do not roll it between your palms. Take the mixture and roll it back and forth between your hands. It will form a ball on it's own. And do not worry about it being perfect. Line the ball up on the cookie try.
FOURTH: TROUBLE SHOOTING.
Now if you still having problems shaping them in to balls. Do the next best thing and make patties. This is okay.
FIFTH: FRYING Have a plate with paper towel on it ready to put the balls on. Work in batches of five to six to control them easier. Cover the bottom of a frying pan with a very light coating of oil about four tablespoons of oil. Turn the burner to MED-HIGH. Now keep in mind you can turn the burner down to a lower setting if you feel that they are turning to brown to quickly. Then back up if not cooking at all. Watch your food and use your own judgement. Turn the balls and make sure they are all evenly golden brown. Some dark spot are ok.
SIX: FREEZING. SKIP STEP FIVE
Have a freezer container ready. After you have shaped them into balls or patties. Dust them in flour and wrap each individual ball or patty in plastic wrap, like you would a candy. Then wrap that in foil for extra protection. Line them up on a cookie try and stick in freezer ,when completely frozen then you can stack them.
SEVEN: THAWING.
Take your batch of yam balls out of the freezer and unwrap them. Lightly dust them in flour and let then thaw for a hour or less. Check them You'll be able to tell. When their done thawing dust them one more time and fry.
EIGHTH: ENJOY nom nom nom
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