Friday 11 July 2014

Smokey Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges - Slimming World Friendly Syn Free and Vegetarian

A nice side to meals like Lilt Zero Gammon, Fanta Gammon and an alternative to chips with for example a nice steak.

Ingredients

Smoked Paprika Powder
Sweet Potato (or regular potato if preferred.)
Salt
Frylight

Preparation Time 10 Mins
Cooking Time 25 Mins

Method

Peel Potato and cut into wedged pieces. I go for about an 4-5 cm pieces about 1-2 cm thick. Place in cold water and bring to the boil. Turn back and simmer until soft to touch but so they don't break up, roughly about 6 mins size dependent.

Strain Potato and allow to cool.

Heat oven to Gas Mark 6 and place a baking tray sprayed with frylight into the over to heat up the oil.
Spray a frying pan with Frylight Oil and heat, once hot fry off the wedges for 5 mins to crisp-en up the edges. Sprinkle a good couple of teaspoons of Smoked Paprika over the potato in the frying pan and some rock salt. Toss the potato to ensure a good even covering of salt and smoked paprika and then transfer potato into the pre-heated oil on the baking tray and cook on the bottom shelf of the oven on gas mark 6 for a further 20 mins or until crisp and cooked to taste.

These are a lovely Syn Free alternative to spicy fries/wedges or chip!

Please feel free to leave me any feedback or creative suggestions and I hope you enjoy if you try the recipe!


Lilt Zero Gammon/Chicken - Slimming World Friendly - Can be made with Quorn Chicken for a Vegetarian Option

Have tried Fanta Gammon before but decided to try a different version with slightly more SuperFree in the dish and with hopefully a slightly less Sweet Sauce. With this in mind, I decided to give Lilt Zero Sauce ago. This Dish is Syn Free on Slimming World, Extra Easy Plan, if made using Frylight and Lilt Zero.

Ingredients to Serve 2 People

2 x Gammon Steak (Fat Trimmed off) or 2 Skinned Chicken Breast
2 Medium Onions
1 Red Pepper
2 Carrots
4 Medium Mushrooms
1/2 Fresh Pineapple
1 Can of Lilt Zero
250g Tomato Passatta
1 Tablespoon of Dark Soy Sauce
Frylight

Preparation Time 15 Mins
Cooking Time 30 mins

Method

Cut Gammon Steak into roughly 1cm Cubed Squares. If using Chicken  chop chicken into pieces.
Rough Chop Onion,
Slice Red Pepper, Finely Slice Mushroom and Finely Sliced Carrot
Chop Pineapple into Cubes and keep any juice.

Heat frylight in pan and then fry off Gammon/Chicken pieces until fully cooked.
Add the onion and fry for 3-4 mins or until soft and slightly brown.
Add the pepper and carrot and again fry for a few mins until softened.
Add in the Mushroom and fry for a further 3 mins.

In a seperate jug mix together the passatta, soy sauce and Lilt Zero. Turn the heat back on the pan and add the contents of the jug into the Gammon and Vegetables.

Bring mixture to the boil and then turn back and simmer for 20 mins or until sauce is reduced to personal taste. I like mine fairly thick but can be served with a less viscous sauce if you prefer.

I personally served this with Potato and Sweet Potato wedges (will add a blog for my slimming world friendly recipe) and a green salad and a winter salad. Would also work well served with Veg!

Personally preferred this to the Fanta Gammon as it had a slightly less sweet sauce, but both are lovely. If you try it I hope you enjoy, please leave and feedback or creative suggestions for changes!

:)