Day Nineteen: Just a little more

And now... Sweet Potato Chicken... Shtuff.

The recipe

Crust
2 T finely crushed vegetable chips (the kind I have consist of beet, carrot, sweet potato, and taro chips with dried green beans, which is weird, but oddly tasty)
1 tsp olive oil

I just mixed the crushed chips and the oil together and pressed the mixture into the bottom of the pan.



It baked for 10 minutes.



I think the picture makes the crust look a little burned, but I didn't think it was. 8 minutes probably would have done it, though.

The filling was inspired by this recipe. I used:
1/8 of a peeled sweet potato, sliced
1 1/2 T heavy cream
1/2 an egg yolk
1 T plain yogurt
1 pinch sea salt
3 or 4 grinds pepper
1 big pinch Chinese 5 Spice
Shredded, pre-cooked chicken

I put the sweet potato slices in the pan and poured the cream on top, then put it into the EBO for about 15 minutes until the potatoes were softened.
Then, I mushed the sweet potatoes up, and added the rest of the ingredients except the chicken, and spread the filling on top of the crust. The chicken was shredded into pieces by hand and sort of smooshed down into the sweet potato mixture.



It cooked for about 35 minutes.



The sweet potato bit was tasty, for sure. I think the filling could have used just a touch more salt, but I was pleased with the end result. The Chinese 5 Spice gave the sweet potatoes just a little more personality, but this was definitely NOT a sweet filling. The chicken was dark meat, and stayed pretty moist. The crust, by the time it came out, WAS probably a little overcooked. It wasn't all that crispy, either, but it wasn't inedible. I was trying to avoid using the butter that is traditional in these kinds of crusts, but I think it probably would have made a difference in helping the crust to get crispy and stay that way.

I would like to make this as a full sized pie or tart. I think the recipe could have been adapted much more easily to a savory dish if I had been able to make it with the full measurements of ingredients.

Annnd... I think I'm going to lie in front of the fan and cool off, now. Good night, kiddos.