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Caribbean Sweet Potato Cups with Poached Eggs & Mango Hollandaise

Sweet Potato Recipe Contest 2006
OVERALL GRAND PRIZE RECIPE

Ingredients:

Caribbean Sweet Potato Cups

Non-stick cooking spray
2 (15-ounce) cans Louisiana cut yams, drained
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1/3 cup diced roasted red peppers
1 tablespoon finely chopped chives
6 whole eggs, poached
Mango Hollandaise (recipe follows)
2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
(optional)

Mango Hollandaise

3 egg yolks
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 teaspoon Louisiana hot sauce
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 mango, peeled, diced, and puréed
1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

Caribbean Sweet Potato Cups

Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray a 6-cup muffin tin with cooking spray. In a medium-sized bowl, combine yams, orange juice, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, salt, and egg whites. Mash until smooth. Stir in the roasted red peppers and chives. Spoon the potato mixture into the prepared muffin tin. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Carefully remove sweet potato cups from muffin tin, and arrange each one on a serving plate.
Top each with a poached egg, and spoon a generous portion of mango hollandaise over. Garnish with chopped cilantro, if desired.

Mango Hollandaise

In a blender, combine egg yolks, lime juice, and hot sauce. Blend for 30 seconds. With the blender still running, pour the melted butter in slowly, and continue to blend until emulsified. Fold in the puréed mango and the salt.

MAKES 6 SERVINGS

Credits:

Veronica Callaghan
Glastonbury, CT