Sweet Potato Cakes

Sweet Potato cakes are such an easy side dish and they go with basically any protein you're serving. Healthy, colorful and yummy make these a winner every way you look at it.

Ingredients:

- 4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced into 4 pieces each
- 2 long green onions chopped
- 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- olive oil
- 2 cups panko
- 2 eggs
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- Shriacha Sauce


To Make:

Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Boil the sweet potatoes until they are fork tender.

Using an electric mixer, mix together in a large bowl, the cooked sweet potatoes, 1 tbsp olive oil,  1 tsp salt, pepper and garlic powder. Mix in the Parmesan cheese and 2 eggs.

On a flat surface spread out the panko and season liberally with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Mix together with hands.

Stir in the green onions and begin forming into small cakes. Flatten with hands and coat in panko.

Heat 1/2 cup olive oil in a medium  pan and cook each cake for 2-3 minutes on medium heat until browned on both sides.

Place on paper towels to drain.

Serve with a drizzle of Shriacha sauce to finish.