Yaeyama Islands
Purple Sweet Potato Recipe
辣沖繩紫薯條
Spicy Purple Sweet Potato French Fries
Ingredients:
沖繩紫薯 2條(350g)
蛋黃醬 4湯匙
鹽 1撮
清湯粉 1/2茶匙
印度綜合香料 1/2茶匙
孜然粉 適量
乾燥香草粉 適量
2 (350g) Okinawa purple sweet potatoes
4 tablespoon mayonnaise
2 pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon soup stock powder
1/2 teaspoon or more garam masala
Cumin (appropriate amount)
Dry herb (appropriate amount)
Steps:
仔細清洗沖繩紫薯，然後去除出芽的部分，連皮切成條狀或片狀，用水沖洗後備用。
將①的紫薯放入耐熱容器中，容器用保鮮紙覆蓋後用600w的微波爐加熱約10分鐘。待餘熱去除後，倒入蛋黃醬拌勻。
在焗盤上鋪上牛油紙，放上②的紫薯，再放入已預熱成190℃的焗爐中焗5分鐘，然後反轉紫薯片再焗5分鐘，直至兩面都焗至上色後取出。
在紫薯片上撒上鹽和清湯粉拌勻，再撒上印度綜合香料、孜然粉和乾燥香草粉拌勻。
Wash the pueple sweet potatoes thoroughly, remove the sprouts, cut them into wedges with the skin on, and let them soak in water.
Put ① in a heatproof container, cover lightly with a piece of plastic wrap, and microwave at 600w for about 10 minutes. Once cooled down, add mayonnaise and mix.
Spread a piece of parchment paper on a baking pan, place ② on the sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes, turn over and bake for another 5 minutes. When both sides are browned, remove from the oven.
Mix in the salt and soup stock powder, and then add garam masala, cumin, and dry herb and mix.
*Preheat the oven at 190℃.
沖繩紫薯含有豐富的花青素、β-胡蘿蔔素、維他命C、鉀和食物纖維。花青素帶有抗氧化能力，可防止衰老，亦可減少患有心血管疾病等都市病的機會。沖繩紫薯對於繁忙的都是人來說，是一種不錯的食材。
8月至1月出產的沖繩紫薯的皮中更含有綠原酸，把紫薯皮仔細地洗乾淨後，再連皮吃的話，能吸收更多的營養。