Sweet poTater Tots

I've decided to start the year off right with a Whole30 right at the beginning. By the end of December I was eating all the wrong things and getting sick a lot. That's the trouble with working with kids. They're constantly sneezing and sneezing on you and they have literally no sense of hygeine.

Over the course of my Master's program I got sick zero times and never took a day off. That's an entire year. In the 4 months I've been teaching this year, I've gotten sick 3 times. I know that sugar weakens my immune system and when I don't eat right, I don't move around enough. For that reason, I'm kicking 2016 off with a system reboot.

Expect some tasty paleo recipes for the next few weeks as I kick my body into gear. This one looked really good on pinterest and was my very first time EVER frying something. Woah!

Sweet Potato Tots

Adapted from Taste and Tell

Ingredients:

• 1 large sweet potato

• 1 egg

• 1/4 cup coconut flour

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1/4 tsp paprika

• 1/4 tsp garlic powder

• 1 pinch cayenne pepper

• 3 cups oil (sunflower) for frying

Instructions:

1. Peel and chop sweet potato in half. Boil sweet potato halves until slightly softened. You do not want this mushy

2. Drain sweet potatoes. Rinse with cold water. Let sit until cool enough to hold.

3. In a small bowl, mix together coconut flour, salt, paprika, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper.

4. Using a large box cheese grater, shred sweet potato into large bowl. Add egg and combine with fork. Add dry mixture.

5. Heat oil in a deep fryer or large pot until 350 degrees. Form sweet potato mixture into small 1-inch balls and drop in fryer (if you do too many at a time then the oil will cool down).

6. Using a slotted spoon, remove and place on paper towel-lined plate. Sprinkle with a little salt and paprika while still hot.

I ate mine with some PaleoChef ketchup that I added homemade mayo and Sriracha to.

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