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This is a delicious and tasty recipe for sweet potatoes that only takes 15-20 minutes, making it perfect for healthy weeknight meals.  Onion and garlic is cooked in some olive oil with spices, then cubed sweet potatoes are coated in the oil, and covered with broth.  The potatoes are then simmered in the liquid until it is completely absorbed.  You can keep cooking them in the residual fragrant oil to get them as dry and mushy as you would like.  This side dish goes great with any type of protein.

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons onion, small dice

1 garlic clove, smashed

1 sweet potato, rinsed

Pinch of ground cinnamon

Pinch of ancho powder (or paprika)

Pinch of ground cumin

Pinch of ground coriander

2 cups broth

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or lemon juice

Cube the sweet potato in 1-inch pieces.
Heat up the olive oil in sauté pan. Add the onion and garlic, and cook through until the onion is translucent. Add the spices (adjusting to your liking), and cook with the onion for a minute. Add the sweet potato and stir to coat with the spices. Pour in the broth and bring to a boil. Simmer the contents of the pan until the potatoes have absorbed the water and are cooked through. Continue to stir around the pan as the potatoes get a bit brown. Stir in the lemon juice or vinegar and allow the potatoes to absorb the liquid.
Season with salt and serve.

Serves 2 as a side dish.