Sunday, October 28, 2012

Sour into sweet don't go!

I was watching The Food Network channel on Saturday morning and in particular a programme called Andy Bates American Street Feasts. He's a British chef who picks out great American street food vendors, it's a great because he finds these amazing little places which serve food that is to die for. He also cooks up his own American inspired variations, which also look pretty great.
I decided one of his recipes looked so good I would give it a try myself, it also seemed to fit well with our diet. Here it is from memory:
  • Add a splash of oil to a pan
  • chop some onions and add to pan
  • chop some tomatoes and add to pan
  • chop up a sweet potato into chunks and add to pan
  • Pour a tin of red kidney beans into the pan (don't drain it beforehand)
  • Pour a tin of drained sweetcorn into pan
  • Fry until all is soft
  • Add a couple of tablespoons of smoked paprika
  • Leave to simmer and reduce down
Next you make some pancakes, I made vegan pancakes because I thought I'd give them a go without any eggs. They're not bad actually and the best part is that they're quite filling too, moreso than pancakes made with egg. Well, the idea is to spoon the filling into the pancakes.
When done it should look like this:

My only problem is that I made the pancakes with just a bit too much sugar, they were sweet and for breakfast that's fine but it just didn't work too well with my filling. I'll know if there is a next time. If you want to try out the vegan pancakes you can find the recipe at the site I linked to, just look for the New York episode.

3 comments:

laura b. said...

That sounds quite good! I'm sorry it didn't turn out quite as you'd have liked. I might not have minded a bit of sweet with my savory.

Tara said...

Wow, that sounds so good. I'd probably substitute the pancakes with some flatbread, to take out the sweet taste. The recipe sounds amazing!

My mom made a dish last night that consisted of fried rice, pork and some onions. Then we had a side of corn. I usually try to resist going back for seconds, but it couldn't be helped, it was so good.

FW said...

LB: The pancakes were pretty cool I must admit, I should have used butternut squash instead of sweet potato - that might have helped with the sweet/savoury balance!
Tara: That's an excellent idea! I did save some of the pancake mixture for breakfast the next day, so I could have saved more if I'd had such a great idea at the time. Your mom's dish sounds so tasty, I don't blame you going for seconds!