These Sweet Potato Cajun Fritters won the Professional category prize in the 2014 Louisiana Yam Recipe Contest, sponsored by the Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission.
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- 4 to 5 sweet potatoes (about 3 1/2 pounds)
- 2 large egg yolks
- ¼ pound tasso ham, finely chopped
- 7 ounces shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 cups pastry flour
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 3 cups Japanese bread crumbs (panko)
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- Preheat oven to 400°. On a rimmed baking sheet, roast sweet potatoes until tender, about 1 hour.
- While sweet potatoes are still warm, peel and pass them through a food mill into a large bowl. Add egg yolks, tasso, cheese, Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper. Using a spatula, gently combine.
- Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Prepare 3 shallow bowls of pastry flour, egg, and panko. Roll each sweet potato ball in flour, egg, and bread crumbs, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Freeze overnight.
- In a large Dutch oven, pour oil to a depth of 4 inches, and heat over medium-high heat until a deep-fry or candy thermometer reads 325°. Add sweet potato balls, in batches, and cook until golden brown, about 4 to 6 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Serve with Creole mustard, if desired.
The 2014 Louisiana Yam Recipe Contest Winners
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Peter Crouth, Plantsville, Connecticut
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Karen McGowan, Houston, Texas
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Brian Karam, Lincolnshire, Illinois
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Sweet Potato S’mores
Michele Carl, Masonville, Colorado
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It would be great to get nutritional value on recipes. Most of us have health issues and need to control
or omit certain ingredients. For instance, I am diabetic and am interested in the carb value as well as the sugar grams.
Thanks..
Thanks for writing! We are always looking for ways to help our readers, and will certainly take this into account.
Where can I find Tasso Ham?
In Louisiana, most well-stocked grocery stores and butchers carry tasso ham (a smoked, spicy ham made from the pork butt). If you can’t find it in stores near you, you can substitute any smoked ham, but you may need to adjust the spice level. There are a few online stores like CajunGrocer.com that will ship it to you – http://www.cajungrocer.com/search/index/index/q/tasso.html