Thai Style Sweet Potato Curry Rice Noodles
- 3-58 ounces, weight Dried Rice Sticks
- 3 Tablespoons Oil
- 1 stick Cinnamon
- 4 whole Dried Chili
- 4 whole Dried Cloves
- 3 cloves Garlic, Thinly Sliced
- 1 piece Ginger, About 1-inch, Peeled And Julienned
- 3 pounds Sweet Potatoes, Peeled And Cut Into 1" Cubes
- 1 whole Onion, finely chopped
- 14 ounces, fluid Lite Coconut Milk
- 1 Tablespoon Fish Sauce
- 1 stalk Lemongrass, Bashed With The Back Of Your Knife
- 1/2 whole Lime, Cut Into Wedges, To Serve
- 3 Tablespoons Fresh Cilantro, Roughly Chopped
- 1.
- Soak rice sticks in a large bowl with cold water for at least 10 minutes.
- 2.
- Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
- When the oil is hot, add the cinnamon stick, dried chilies and cloves and cook until the chilies turn dark, about 2 minutes.
- Tip in garlic and ginger and cook for another minute.
- 3.
- Add sweet potatoes and onion to the pan, stirring to coat with the fragrant oil.
- Cover and cook for 5 minutes to soften.
- 4.
- Add coconut milk, fish sauce and lemongrass, making sure the lemongrass is fully submerged in the coconut milk.
- Turn heat down to medium and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
- 5.
- Drain the rice sticks and add them to the pan, cover and cook for another 5-10 minutes, until the rick sticks are cooked and the sweet potatoes are tender but not losing their form too much.
- 6.
- Remove the lemongrass and cinnamon stick and, if you would like, the dried chillies and cloves as well.
- Correct seasoning with more fish sauce as needed.
- Serve with lime wedges and sprinkle with cilantro.
- Note: Dried chilies look like shrivelled-up versions of whole red chilies.
oil, cinnamon, dried chili, garlic, ginger, sweet potatoes, onion, coconut milk, fish sauce, knife, lime, fresh cilantro
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/thai-style-sweet-potato-curry-rice-noodles/ (may not work)