Sweet Potato with Tex-Mex Beef Topping

No readymade Tex-Mex seasoning was used.  

I cooked the sweet potato my ususal way, first 5 min in the microwave and then brushed with coconut oil for 20 min at 200 C in the air fryer. But wrap them in foil and put them in the oven if you like.

I bought ground beef yesterday at LIDL. All other ingredients were in stock. LIDL does not have Mexican seasoning in their regular offerings. Sometimes as specials at Mexican week.

But I use the single spices and herbs I have at home. One is cumin and the other is coriander and for heat fresh and dried chilis.

A little salad goes well with a filled sweet potato. This makes it a complete meal in my eyes.

While the sweet potato was doing its thing, I started the ground beef in a dry pan without any oil. There is enough fat in the meat. It took a couple of minutes to brown completely, seasoned with salt, pepper, ground cumin, coriander and smoked paprika.

The onions and garlic went in with the chopped habanero pepper. A bit of sweet corn, cherry tomatoes and red bell pepper came next. It takes a bit until the meat is ready. Check the seasoning and heat and add more chili if you like. The juice of a lime finishes it beautifully.

I've cut the sweet potato in halves and spooned meat mixture on top. Served with some Greek yogurt (10% fat).

The salad was just more red bell pepper, some sweet corn and chicoree.

Ingredients:

2 large sweet potatoes

1 tbsp coconut oil

500 g ground beef

1 yellow onion, 2 green onions, 2 garlic cloves

1 habanero chili

1/4 red bell pepper

1/2 small can drained sweet corn

7 cherry tomatoes

Salt, pepper, ground cumin, coriander, garam masala, smoked paprika

1 lime

Greek yogurt