Recipe

PILUS (Sweet Potato Savories)

Ingredient:
1 lb (500 g) sweet potatoes
1 large egg
1 ½ tablespoons soft brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 ½ tablespoons all purpose (plain) flour
Oil for deep-frying
Hot chilli sauce

How to make:

• Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into small cubes. Boil or steam until they are completely tender, and then drain thoroughly. Leave the saucepan over low heat while mashing to a smooth purée so that the heat can evaporate any moisture ledt in the potatoes.

• Stir in the remaining ingredients, beating until smooth (the dough should be dry enough to be worked with the fingers without sticking, but not so dry that it begins to crumble). Form into small balls.

• Heat the oil to moderately hot and deep-fry the balls until golden brown. Lift out with a slotted spoon and drain. Serve hot or cold with a hot chilli sauce.

Note: the temperature of the oil is critical. If it is too hot they balls may split open; if too cool, they may disintegrated.