So for Christmas this past year I asked - and received (much thanks to my family) -
the Jessica Seinfeld Cookbooks. And tonight I begin my journey with them by trying out the recipe for Lo Mein in the one titled, Double Delicious (p. 83).
It begins with a sweet potato, or yam. Pureed. Well, I've never pureed a sweet potato, but thankfully, the cookbook explains just exactly how to do that (p. 191).
I chose to cut my sweet potato (in my case, an Organic Garnet Yam, bought at King Soopers) into quarters, lengthwise. *Note: LEAVE THE PEEL ON!
Put it in a pot, cover with water, and boil until soft - much like when boiling potatoes for mashing. Once it passed the it's-so-soft-it's-falling-off-the-fork test, I drained in a colander. Next step was to scoop out the sweetness. *Careful! It's hot, and therefore, hard to hold!
I scooped the sweetness into a bowl, and then put into the food processor to puree (thank you, Anita, for the donation a couple years back of your old school, Norelco Food Processor!).
It turned out great!! Yay! How did I survive all these years w/o such a wonderful gadget!
Next step - cook the noodles. In this case, whole wheat spaghetti. Who knew, right? I never would've thought to use whole wheat spaghetti, but hey - why not! Being that I LOVE pasta - and have it close to 4 nights a week - I'm loving this recipe that makes an Asian dish out of my pasta! Yay!
While the pasta is cooking, I'm mixing together the chicken broth (I like to use Pacific Natural Foods Organic Free Range Chicken Broth), sweet potato, soy sauce, brown sugar (oops! I added a little too much), sesame oil, & cornstarch.
Final step is to reduce the heat to low and throw it all together in the skillet - stirring to coat the noodles. Jessica says to add additional chicken broth if sauce is too thick, but I didn't find that to be necessary.
The verdict: It's good! I wouldn't say that it tastes a lot like Lo Mein - perhaps more Sesame Oil could help. But it is definitely tasty and I would definitely make it again! Yay!
the Jessica Seinfeld Cookbooks. And tonight I begin my journey with them by trying out the recipe for Lo Mein in the one titled, Double Delicious (p. 83).
It begins with a sweet potato, or yam. Pureed. Well, I've never pureed a sweet potato, but thankfully, the cookbook explains just exactly how to do that (p. 191).
I chose to cut my sweet potato (in my case, an Organic Garnet Yam, bought at King Soopers) into quarters, lengthwise. *Note: LEAVE THE PEEL ON!
Put it in a pot, cover with water, and boil until soft - much like when boiling potatoes for mashing. Once it passed the it's-so-soft-it's-falling-off-the-fork test, I drained in a colander. Next step was to scoop out the sweetness. *Careful! It's hot, and therefore, hard to hold!
I scooped the sweetness into a bowl, and then put into the food processor to puree (thank you, Anita, for the donation a couple years back of your old school, Norelco Food Processor!).
It turned out great!! Yay! How did I survive all these years w/o such a wonderful gadget!
Next step - cook the noodles. In this case, whole wheat spaghetti. Who knew, right? I never would've thought to use whole wheat spaghetti, but hey - why not! Being that I LOVE pasta - and have it close to 4 nights a week - I'm loving this recipe that makes an Asian dish out of my pasta! Yay!
While the pasta is cooking, I'm mixing together the chicken broth (I like to use Pacific Natural Foods Organic Free Range Chicken Broth), sweet potato, soy sauce, brown sugar (oops! I added a little too much), sesame oil, & cornstarch.
Next up is sauteing the garlic, onions, and pork. Except that instead of pork, I'm going with tofu and veggies (red, green, yellow peppers, zucchini, & yellow squash).
Final step is to reduce the heat to low and throw it all together in the skillet - stirring to coat the noodles. Jessica says to add additional chicken broth if sauce is too thick, but I didn't find that to be necessary.
The verdict: It's good! I wouldn't say that it tastes a lot like Lo Mein - perhaps more Sesame Oil could help. But it is definitely tasty and I would definitely make it again! Yay!
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