This sweet potato bacon roll is an amuse-bouche. Pronounced as a’myuz bush. It’s French for ‘amuse the mouth’; a small bite before the meal begins. It’s a complimentary appetizer. Complimentary because amuse-bouche is not ordered from the menu but instead by the chef’s selection which you will usually find at top dining restaurants [read: Michelin star restaurants]. These make lovely small bites for home party.



Yums!



Let’s begin.



Peel and cut sweet potato into wedges size.



In a saucepan, bring milk, water, salt and pepper to boil. Then add sweet potato. Cook for about 5 minutes or until sweet potato is cooked but still firm. Remove and let it cool.

Note: First attempt, I used milk make from milk powder. All’s good. Second attempt, I used full cream milk which the milk coagulate very easily. I had to rinse off the coagulated milk, making my sweet potato taste milk-less. 🙁



Wrap sweet potato with bacon and secure with toothpicks. Sprinkle with paprika powder.



Heat oil and/or some butter on the pan and add thyme. Pan-fry the rolls until bacon browns. Remove and season with pinch of salt, pepper, more paprika powder and thyme. That’s it. Very easy. Serve warm.



It’s a sweet, savory, fun and cute dish. Make sure you serve warm. Doesn’t taste really nice when it cools.

Sweet Potato Bacon Roll

Adapted from Flavours magazine Jan-Feb 2011

Makes about 20 pieces

250g sweet potato

200ml milk

100ml water, to cover

1/2 teaspoon salt

dash of pepper

6-8 slices of bacon

2 tablespoons butter or vegetable oil

7-8 sprigs of thyme

freshly ground black pepper

paprika powder (Flavours mag use cinnamon powder instead)

salt

Method:

1. Peel and cut the sweet potato into small wedges.

2. Bring milk, water, salt and pepper to boil.

3. Add sweet potatoes and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. The cooked sweet potatoes should be firm.

4. Remove, drain and allow it to cool.

5. Wrap the sweet potato wedges with bacon and fix with toothpicks. Sprinkle with paprika powder.

6. Heat butter and/or oil and thyme (leave some for garnish later) over medium heat and pan-fry the rolls until the bacon browns.

7. Remove and season with salt, black pepper and paprika powder. Garnish with few thyme leaves. Serve warm.

Enjoy!