Description
Hearty sweet potato coconut milk stew blends Caribbean warmth with rich, creamy textures and bold spices. Fragrant ingredients dance together, offering a comforting meal that welcomes you to savor each spoonful of this soul-warming culinary journey.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 ½ pounds sweet potatoes, diced
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 13.5 fluid ounces (400 milliliters) coconut milk, full fat
- ½ cup brown lentils, picked over
- 1 small bunch kale, chopped
Aromatics and Spices:
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2-inch piece fresh ginger, minced
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ½–1 teaspoon dried chili flakes
Cooking Fat and Additional Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, for sautéing
Instructions
- Heat coconut oil in a large pot over medium temperature, creating a aromatic foundation for the stew.
- Gently sauté diced onions until they become translucent and soft, developing a rich base flavor profile.
- Introduce a vibrant spice blend of chili flakes, coriander, cumin, and turmeric, stirring thoroughly to awaken their intense aromatics and coat the onions completely.
- Incorporate minced ginger and garlic, quickly sautéing to release their pungent essence and deepen the flavor complexity.
- Carefully fold diced sweet potatoes into the spiced onion mixture, ensuring even distribution and thorough coating.
- Integrate lentils into the pot, mixing seamlessly with the existing ingredients to create a harmonious texture.
- Season with salt and pepper, then pour vegetable stock over the mixture, bringing the contents to a robust boil before reducing to a gentle simmer with the pot partially covered.
- After approximately 30 minutes, when sweet potatoes and lentils reach optimal tenderness, pour in coconut milk and fold in chopped kale.
- Continue simmering until kale wilts and the stew achieves a slightly thickened consistency, tasting and adjusting seasonings to create a perfectly balanced, comforting dish.
Notes
- Coconut oil transforms into a flavor canvas, melting slowly and creating a golden base for our culinary adventure.
- Onions dance and soften, releasing sweet aromatics that whisper promises of deliciousness to come.
- Spices awaken with a sizzle, their vibrant personalities mingling and building complex layers of warmth and depth.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Caribbean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 10 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg