Best Kumara Sweet Potato Dampers Recipes

KUMARA (SWEET POTATO) AND GINGER MASH

Steps:

• Boil the kumara in salted water until tender, then drain well.
• Mash with the ginger, brown sugar and butter.
• Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately, or keep warm until serving.

SWEET POTATO (KUMARA) WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Drizzle a medium baking sheet with the vegetable oil.
• In a large, resealable plastic bag, mix flour, paprika, mustard powder, salt, and pepper. Place sweet potato wedges in the bag, and toss to coat.
• Arrange coated sweet potato wedges on the prepared baking sheet. Bake 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until browned and crisp.

SUGAR GLAZED KUMARA ( SWEET POTATO )

Steps:

• Add the peeled and chopped kumara to a saucepan of boiling water. Boil for 10 minutes, or until just tender. Drain.
• Heat the oil in a frypan. Add the sugar and stir over a low heat until lightly golden.
• Add the kumara in a single layer and cook until evenly coated with the glaze and heated through. Be as gentle as possibe when moving the kumara (this is to keep it looking in good shape). Shake the pan regularly to keep the kumara from sticking to the pan.
• Sprinkle with salt and serve.

KUMARA (SWEET POTATO) & RICE PATTIES

Steps:

• Cook the rice in a large saucepan of salted water until done.
• Meanwhile chop & steam or boil the sweet potato until tender, drain well. Transfer to a large bowl and mash until almost smooth.
• Cut the zucchini into small dice (about the size of the baby peas) add this and all other ingredients to kumara and mix well, season with salt & pepper.
• Divide the mixture into equal portions and cook in non stick fry pan lightly oiled for 3 minutes each side, drain on paper towel.
• Sprinkle with sea salt and serve on a bed of baby spinach and drizzle with sweet chili sauce.
• Note: Nice eaten cold drizzled with lemon juice.

KUMARA OR SWEET POTATO PIE (NEW ZEALAND)

Steps:

• In a large bowl sift together the flour and icing sugar. Add the butter and use your fingertips to gently rub and combine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs of different sizes but none larger than a pea.
• Add the ice-cold water and gently mix with your hands until mixture comes together. Roll into a ball and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate while you steam the sweet potato.
• Steam sweet potato chunks until tender.
• Place chunks into a blender or food processor along with milk, sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Blend until smooth. Let the mixture cool a little before adding the eggs and vanilla essence and then blend again to combine. Set aside.
• Pre-heat the oven to 350F (180C).
• Remove pie dough from fridge and place on a floured surface. Roll out to fit larger than the pie tin. Place dough in tin and press down onto base and up the sides with your fingers to make the shell. Trim the sides and then press down with a fork or your fingers.
• Line pastry shell with baking paper and fill with pie weights. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes until partially cooked. Remove from oven and remove pie weights and baking paper. Cool for 1 or 2 minutes.
• Pour sweet potato mixture into the pie shell and bake for a further 35-40 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
• Serve with whipping cream or vanilla Ice cream on the side.