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Jerk sweet potato & bean curry

Just one portion of this hearty, spicy Jamaican vegetable curry provides three of your 5-a-day.

Just one portion of this hearty, spicy Jamaican vegetable curry provides three of your 5-a-day.

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Cooking Time

Cook: 1 Hour

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: 97p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 418g serving contains

Energy
1526kj
364kcal
18%
Fat
6.7g
Low
10%
Saturates
0.8g
Low
4%
Sugars
18.8g
Low
21%
Salt
1.67g
Med
28%
3
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
365kj/87kcal

Ingredients

2 tbsp sunflower oil

1cm piece root ginger, peeled and grated

1 or 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 red pepper, de-seeded and roughly chopped

1 bunch spring onions, trimmed and sliced

1 level tsp dried, crushed chillies

1 tbsp thyme, leaves only, plus extra to garnish

2 tbsp lime juice

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp HP Sauce

1/2 level tsp mixed spice

1 level tsp allspice

390g carton Chosen by you Chopped Tomatoes

1 level tbsp brown sugar

500g sweet potato (peeled weight), cut into 2cm cubes

2 x 300g cans black-eye beans, drained and rinsed

1 tbsp dark rum (optional)

Rice with peas, to serve

Method

1
Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large pan and cook the ginger, garlic, red pepper and spring onions over a low heat for 2 minutes.
2
Add the dried, crushed chillies, thyme, lime juice, soy sauce, HP Sauce and spices. Stir over a low heat for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and 150ml water. Heat until simmering, then add the sugar and stir until fully dissolved. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
3
Add the potato and heat until simmering. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
4
Add the beans and rum (if using). Simmer for 10 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. Garnish with thyme leaves and serve with the cooked rice and peas.