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Slow-Cooked Sweet Potato with fish sauce and lime

The kind of Vietnamese plate you make on repeat. fish sauce and lime, a proper slow-cook, and a finish of fresh herbs.

4.5 from 3,860 cooks
Prep10 min
Cook50 min
Serves6
LevelMedium
Free to cook
Slow-Cooked Sweet Potato with fish sauce and lime
Method

How to cook it

Prep everything first: chop the aromatics, measure the fish sauce and lime elements, and pat the sweet potato dry so it colours well.

Warm the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and soften the onion and garlic until sweet and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Add the sweet potatoes and slow-cook until it takes on colour and the edges catch, 4 to 6 minutes.

Stir in the rice noodles and the rest of the fish sauce and lime flavours, letting them cook out for a minute until fragrant.

Add the red pepper along with a splash of stock or water, then cover and cook gently until everything is tender and the sauce clings.

Tested in the Stewart & Musell kitchen. Timings assume a standard home oven and hob.

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