Sweet Potato Fritters with Smoky Pinto Beans

From EatingWell: September/October 2010

These easy sweet potato fritters have a crispy crust and a tender middle. The beans are flavored with smoked paprika, but sweet or hot would work well too. To give it a Mexican-inspired twist, use chili powder as the spice instead of the paprika.

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"I loved the method, the ingredients, and the fact that it's meat-free... but where was the flavor? I followed the recipe exactly, and the cornmeal made the fritters really chewy. The poblano was kind of bitter, and the smoked paprika didn...

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29 Reviews for Sweet Potato Fritters with Smoky Pinto Beans

01/07/2013

Anonymous

Just ok...

I really wanted to like the fritters but they were lacking a lot of flavor. The beans were pretty good though.

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07/25/2012

Anonymous

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Awesome vegetarian recipe!

Using sweet potato, this recipe didn't turn out as sweet as I expected it to be. Maybe I didn't pick out a very sweet one, but next time I will add some sugar to it. I also used half the amount of peppers and added corn in it and it came out awesome! Great recipe!

Pros: Healthy, tasty, cheap

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06/04/2012

Anonymous

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Kicked up brown beans and corn bread

We roasted the peppers on a grill before we used them in this recipe. I was so surprised at the subtle flavors of the peppers, paprika and sweet potato. Really nice recipe and I will definetly make it again......but will use homemade beans and not the canned. LOVED THIS ONE !

Pros: Nice flavors

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03/08/2012

Anonymous

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Great if you make some changes

These were great, but I took others' advice. I added one diced jalapeno to the pepper/onion mix. I also dumped a whole bunch of spices into the potato mixture. I used probably 2 tsp Cajun seasonings and 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper. It had just a tiny kick to it--enough to make it delicious. If you like spicy food, you can easily up the cayenne or sub a hotter pepper for the jalapeno. I also added more salt. The best thing to do is make the potato mixture without the egg, add spices, taste, then add the egg when you're satisfied with the spice mixture.

Overall the recipe was filling and tasty. We ate it two nights in a row.

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03/08/2012

Anonymous

Decent recipe, but lacks real flavor

The fritters were pretty bland. They were okay for a first try, but not sure that I will be making these again. Like someone else said, the beans were good though, will be making those again.

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