Five-Spice Sweet Potato Fritters
Prep time:
10 mins
Cook time:
10 mins
Total time:
20 mins
Yield: 12 fritters
Description
You can chop the sweet potatoes in one of two ways. If you have a food processor, cut the potatoes into medium chunks and pulse in a food processor until most of the sweet potato is finely chopped. Dump on the counter and continue to chop until larger pieces are finely chopped. If you don’t have a food processor (or don’t want to dirty one) simply hand chop.You can cook the fritters in one of two ways. Twelve fritters fit perfectly in two medium (10-inch ) skillets, so if you have two, use them. Eleven fritters fit perfectly in a 12-inch skillet, so start by adding eleven to the pan and add the twelfth fritter after you flip the fritters when they are easier to move.Serve these fritters with a little extra chopped cilantro and Simple Soy-Lime Sauce: Mix 2 tablespoons each: soy sauce and lime juice, 1 tablespoon each: brown sugar and water, and 1/2 teaspoon each: ground ginger and hot red pepper flakes.
Ingredients
- 1 pound (about 4 cups) finely chopped sweet potato
- 1/2 cup each: all-purpose and chickpea flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon Chinese five-spice powder
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced scallions or finely diced onion
- 1/4 cup packed chopped fresh cilantro, plus extra for sprinkling
- 1/2 cup plant milk, your choice
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Heat a large (12-inch) skillet or 2 medium (10-inch) nonstick skillets over low heat. Chop sweet potato (see note above).
- Mix flours, baking powder, salt and five-spice powder and add to sweet potato, along with scallions and cilantro; toss to coat. Add milk; mix with hands to combine. Using wet hands, divide mixture into 12 equal mounds and set on a baking sheet.
- Before forming fritters, increase heat to medium-low and add 2 tablespoons of the oil to the large skillet (or 1 tablespoon each to the medium skillets). Reading note above, add the fritters and cook until impressively brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn fritters and continue cooking until second side is impressively brown, another 4 to 5 minutes, adding a little drizzle of oil after turning them to keep them gently sizzling. Serve with Soy-Lime Sauce (above).