Ingredients
- 6 sweet potatoes
- 450 gr ham (julienned cooked)
- 240 gr pineapple chunks
- 240 ml chicken broth
- 140 gr green pepper (chopped)
- 120 gr onions (chopped)
- 60 gr almonds (toasted)
- 30 ml oil
- 16 ml honey
- 16 ml water
- 8 gr cornstarch
- 6 gr ginger root (minced)
- 3 gr garlic powder
- 1 gr chinese five spices
WASH SWEET POTATOES. PIERCE WITH A FORK SEVERAL TIMES. BAKE AT 1930ºC . FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR OR UNTIL TENDER. HEAT OIL IN SKILLET. SAUTE ONION, GARLIC, GINGER AND GREEN PEPPER UNTIL TENDER. ADD HONEY, PINEAPPLE CHUNKS, CHICKEN BROTH AND CHINESE FIVE SPICES. SIMMER FOR FIVE MINUTES. BLEND TOGETHER THE CORNSTARCH AND WATER UNTIL SMOOTH. STIR INTO THE BROTH. HEAT UNTIL BOILING, STIRRING UNTIL THICKENED. STIR IN HAM AND ALMONDS. SEASON WITH SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE. HEAT THROUGH. PLACE HOT SWEET POTATOES ON PLATTER OR INDIVIUAL PLATES. CUT THROUGH SKIN AND COARSE MASH WITH A FORK. SPOON HAM ONTO POTATOES. SERVE IMMEDIATELY.