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Kumara bake – NZ sweet potato bake
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Kumara bake – NZ sweet potato bake

Soft oven-baked kūmara (sweet potato) with cream, cheese and herbs — an adapted home bake that honours one of Aotearoa's most important crops.

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60 min total
6 servings
Very Easy

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    • 1.8 lb Kūmara (or sweet potato), sliced
    • about 1.1 cup Cream
    • 3.5 oz Cheddar, grated
    • 2 fed Garlic cloves, crushed
    • 1 tbsp Fresh thyme or rosemary
    • 1 tsp Salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 180 °C

    1. Preheat oven to 180 °C. Arrange kūmara slices in a buttered baking dish in overlapping layers.
  2. 2

    Mix cream, garlic, herbs, salt

    1. Mix cream, garlic, herbs, salt and pepper. Pour over the kūmara. Top with cheese.
  3. 3

    Cover with foil and bake 30 min

    1. Cover with foil and bake 30 min. Remove foil and bake 15 min more until cheese is golden and kūmara is tender.

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