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Stir Fried Orange Walnut Sweet Potatoes

Stir Fried Orange Walnut Sweet Potatoes

Stir Fried Orange Walnut Sweet Potatoes - a quick and easy, yet intensely flavourful side dish that's perfect with roast chicken, duck or turkey. A terrific Thanksgiving side dish too.
Course Side Dishes
Cuisine American
Keyword sweet potato, walnuts
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 6 regular servings or 4 large
Calories 227 kcal
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

  • 3 cups sweet potatoes thinly sliced
  • 3 tbsp peanut oil
  • salt and peeper to season

For the Orange Sauce

  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • finely grated zest of one orange
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp very finely grated ginger root
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon

Additionaly you will need

  • 2/3 cup toasted walnuts

Instructions

  1. Stir fry the sweet potato slices and peanut oil in a large wok for about 5 minutes over medium high heat.
  2. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Reduce heat to minimum-low and cover for one minute before adding the sauce mixture.
  4. Mix together all of the ingredients in the orange sauce.
  5. Add sauce to the sweet potatoes and bring to a simmer.
  6. Simmer and toss for an extra few minutes to let the sauce thicken a little.
  7. Serve with the toasted walnuts on top

Recipe Notes

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.