In a 10-inch non-stick skillet, over medium heat, cook the pork belly for about 5 minutes, or until it starts to brown. Set potatoes aside and turn off the oven. Transfer the potatoes into a 3-quart casserole dish, cover with foil, and roast for 30 minutes. Dice the sweet potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Pork belly and sweet potatoes - how much more North Carolina can you get? While this recipe comes from BBQ master Matt Register’s Thanksgiving menu, it’s also great under a runny fried egg for brunch or as a hearty side dish for a weeknight dinner.ĭirections Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Serve topped with avocado slices and optional cranberry-orange relish. Lower oven temperature to 300 degrees, and bake stuffed squashes for 30 minutes. Fill acorn squash halves with tossed quinoa mixture. Mix cooked quinoa, diced sweet potatoes, and black beans together. Slowly pour oil into the blended dressing ingredients. Prepare dressing for quinoa filling: Blend all ingredients except olive oil. Bring water back to a boil, then cover pot and turn down heat to a low simmer for 10 minutes.Īfterward, turn cooked quinoa out onto a pan to allow to cool and dry. Stir quinoa into the lightly salted boiling water. Bake for 30 minutes, then take out of oven and allow to cool. This recipe from Irregardless’ plant-forward Thanksgiving feast uses quinoa, black beans, and sweet potato as the stuffing for baked acorn squash topped for creamy avocado.Ģ acorn squashes, cut in half, seeds removedġ cup uncooked quinoa 1½ cup lightly salted water, boiledĭirections Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Take de-seeded acorn squash halves, place on a pan, and put a teaspoon of molasses in the bottom of the squash cavity. Below we’ve pulled a few lesser-known ways to prepare sweet potatoes from Raleigh area culinary pros to get you inspired. They are also affordable, have a long shelf life, and offer endless cooking ideas. It’s no wonder though:, high in vitamins, minerals, and fiber, but low in fat, sweet potatoes are known for their health benefits. In fact, according to the North Carolina Sweet Potato Association, our state has been the top sweet potato producer in the United States since 1971 - and In 2016 alone, the state harvested upwards of 95,000 acres worth of sweet potatoes, according to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture! That’s a lot of sweet potatoes.
From the best way to bake ’em to a cocktail infused with this tuber, consider these sweet potato recipes this season.ĭid you know the humble sweet potato is the official state vegetable of North Carolina? Many of the sweet potatoes found in kitchens all over the country come from right here in North Cackalacky. Fall in North Carolina is the sweet potato’s time to shine.
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