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Serves 8
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Ingredients:
- 1. Heat the oven to 200°C, 180°C Fan, Gas Mark 6.
- 2. Prick the sweet potatoes all over and place on a baking tray. Bake for 50 mins (depending on the size), or until soft. Leave to cool, then mash, skins as well.
- 3. Cook the broad beans in pan of boiling water for 3-5 minutes, then drain and run under cold water. Pop the beans out of their skins.
- 4. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, add the shallots and cook for 5-8 mins, then add the garlic and chipotle rub and cook for a further 2 mins till golden brown, stirring often. Remove and set aside.
- 5. Tip the butter beans and broad beans into a bowl and roughly mash, then add the shallots and mix well.
- 6. To assemble, lay a tortilla in the bottom of the same pan you used to cook the shallots in, over a medium heat. Scatter with a little.
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2 Large sweet potatoes,
1tbsp Olive oil,
3-4 Banana shallots, finely sliced,
1tsp Garlic paste,
1tsp Chipotle rub,
200g frozen Broad beans,
1x 400g Butter beans, rinsed, drained,
4 Large tortillas,
160g Cheese, grated.
Spicy Tomato Sauce
2-3tsps Ginger paste or powder
2-3tsps Garlic paste or clove
2 x 400g tins Plum tomatoes
¼-½tsp Mild chilli powder or flakes
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