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| Quoting my husband “I guess this is fancy shmancy food in fancy shmancy portions” |
A week or so ago I whipped up what my husband called a “Fancy
meal.” We had like 5 lbs of sweet
potatoes, and I got tired of having them mashed, baked etc. so, I Google searched for “easy sweet potato recipe with pecans”, and found the recipe for
Sweet Potato Fettuccine with Pecan Gremolata.
It even sounds fancy! .:LOL:. It
was definitely something new to try, it was easy, and it turned out great! I
can’t wait to make it again. If you’re wondering,
I paired it with a spinach chive panko crusted salmon. I think it
meal.” We had like 5 lbs of sweet
potatoes, and I got tired of having them mashed, baked etc. so, I Google searched for “easy sweet potato recipe with pecans”, and found the recipe for
Sweet Potato Fettuccine with Pecan Gremolata.
It even sounds fancy! .:LOL:. It
was definitely something new to try, it was easy, and it turned out great! I
can’t wait to make it again. If you’re wondering,
I paired it with a spinach chive panko crusted salmon. I think it
complimented the fettuccine very
well.
well.
First make the Gremolata
Ingredients
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (or 4 tbsp
dried)
dried)
1/3 cup finely chopped toasted pecans
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2 cloves Garlic minced
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
¼ tsp salt
After the gremolata is made, set it aside and proceed to
making the sweet potatoes. To make the
sweet potatoes like a fettuccine noodles, you need a mandolin. I couldn’t find
my sister’s, so I tried my best at cutting it as fine as possible. I didn’t do badly at all.
making the sweet potatoes. To make the
sweet potatoes like a fettuccine noodles, you need a mandolin. I couldn’t find
my sister’s, so I tried my best at cutting it as fine as possible. I didn’t do badly at all.
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| It’s done! |
Ingredients
1 large sweet potato (n my case I used 3-4 small ones)
3 tbsp butter
½ cup pecan gremolata
Garnish: Fresh Parsley sprigs
- 1.
Peel sweet potato, and cut lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices using a mandolin.
Stack 4 to 6 potato slices on a cutting board; cut lengthwise into
1/4-inch-wide strips. Repeat procedure with remaining slices. - 2.
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add potato strips, and
sauté 6 to 8 minutes or until al dente. (Don’t overcook strips or they
will fall apart.) Add 1/2 cup Pecan Gremolata, and toss gently to coat.
Serve immediately.
Spinach Chive Panko Crusted Salmon
For the salmon, I cheated a bit. I used the Whole Foods Spinach-Chive Panko
Bread-crumbs. It’s easy! All you have to
do is oil the bottom of a pan, and oil the salmon (or any other fish) and top
it with the bread crumbs. Place it in
the oven on 400 degrees for about 10-12 minutes.
Bread-crumbs. It’s easy! All you have to
do is oil the bottom of a pan, and oil the salmon (or any other fish) and top
it with the bread crumbs. Place it in
the oven on 400 degrees for about 10-12 minutes.
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| The salmon before I roasted it |
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