Sweet Potato Loaf with Spicy Peanut Sauce

Sweet Potato Loaf with Spicy Peanut Sauce by wanwu73 on Polyvore

This is an update of Sunset's Cookbook of Favorite Recipes' (1975) Browned Potato Loaf.  The original recipe contains milk, butter, and cheese and uses white potatoes.  I've used sweet potatoes, soy milk, and a rich peanut sauce.

The Sweet Potato Loaf

Ingredients:

3 TB vegetable oil

3 TB all-purpose flour

1 cup soy milk

4 medium-sized sweet potatoes (cooked and diced)

1 TB minced parsley

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Combine vegetable oil and flour, and cook, stirring, until well-blended and bubbling.
2. Pour in milk slowly, while whisking, and stir until thick.
3. Add the potatoes and minced parsley to the sauce.  
4. Cook on low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes, or until mixture is fairly stiff.
5. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Turn into a well-greased bread pan, press down firmly, and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
7. Half an hour before serving, turn loaf out onto an oven proof pan, spread a layer of the peanut sauce over the top.
8. Bake in a 375 degree oven until golden brown, about 30 59 40 minutes.

Makes 6 servings

Spicy Peanut Sauce 

This recipe for peanut sauce is one that I use for other recipes and as a dipping sauce.  You will not need the whole amount for the loaf.

Ingredients:

1 TB vegetable oil

1 tsp garlic powder

3 ounces self-ground peanut butter

1 cup mellow umami broth

1/3 cup plain soy milk

1 TB chili paste

1 tsp robust umami powder

1 tsp salt

1 TB brown sugar

2 tsp corn starch

Directions:

Combine ingredients in blender, blending on medium until smooth.

Bring to a boil, and then simmer for approx. 15 minutes or until thickened.

This sauce is also good with noodles.

Mellow Umami Broth

Ingredients:

3 cups water
1 tsp sesame oil
3 TB mellow umami broth powder
1 tsp vinegar

Directions:

Combine ingredients in a soup pot, at a simmer, until broth powder is well dissolved.

Mellow Umami Broth Powder

Mellow Umami Broth Powder by wanwu73 on Polyvore

Ingredients:

1 TB ground flax seeds

1 TB ground sesame seeds 

2 tsp celery salt

2 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp onion powder

1 tsp oregano

.5 tsp turmeric

Directions:

Grind ingredients in a spice grinder to form a fine powder.

Robust Umami Broth Powder

This broth powder is my answer to Lipton's French Onion Soup Packets.  I add it to anything and everything to add a certain depth of flavor.

INGREDIENTS:
   
1/4 cup dried mushroom
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp celery salt
1 tsp wasabi powder
1 tsp white pepper
1 tsp dried parsley

DIRECTIONS:

Use a spice grinder to combine ingredients into a fine mixture.  I store mine in old spice bottles.

Robust Umami Broth

Robust Umami Broth by wanwu73 on Polyvore

Ingredients:

1TB sesame oil

1 TB umami broth powder

3 cups water

1 tsp tomato paste

4 or 5 drops of Maggi sauce
Salt to taste

Directions:

Bring water to a boil.  Add the other ingredients and let simmer 5 to 10 minutes.  You can adjust the amount of sesame oil if you are watching your fat.