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    Home > Appetizers, Starters & Party Food

    Thai Sweet Potato Skins

    Published: Aug 30, 2021 by Nicky Corbishley

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    These Thai-inspired sweet potato skins are bursting with amazing flavours - peanuts, chillies, lemongrass, spring onions and coconut. I love them as an alternative to regular jacket potatoes, and they even happen to be vegan!

    Thai-inspired sweet potato skins on a wooden board, topped with spring onions, chillies and peanuts.
    Jump to:
    • 🔪 How to make these spicy potato skins
    • 🍽️ What to serve them with
    • 📺 Watch how to make it
    • 🍲 More fantastic Meat-Free recipes
    • Thai Sweet Potato Skins
    • 💬 Reviews

    A vegan recipe? on Nicky's blog?

    I know!

    Most of my savoury recipes are usually meat-centred.  I am trying to incorporate more vegetarian food into our diet and the blog (check out this yummy garlic bread spaghetti or this nutty noodle salad), but I thought it was impossible to create something we'd all enjoy that didn't contain lots of cream or cheese.  Until I made these!

    Potato skins, stuffed with velvety sweet potato and a mixture of crunchy, spicy zingyness.

    Serve them with a nice leafy salad for lunch, or if you still need some meat in your life, try them with my satay chicken skewers.  The satay sauce contains many of the same ingredients as the filling for these skins, so you can save yourself a little effort.

    🔪 How to make these spicy potato skins

    Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.

    • Prick the potatoes and bake in the oven until tender, then cool for 10 mins.
    • In a bowl, mix peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, chilli, coconut milk, brown sugar, ground coriander, spring onions and lemongrass paste.
    • Slice the potatoes in half and scoop out the flesh. Place the skins back in the oven for a few minutes to crisp up. Add the sweet potato flesh to the bowl with the peanut butter mixture. Stir to combine.
    • Take the skins out of the oven and fill with the sweet potato mixture.
    • Place back in the oven for 10 minutes, then serve!
    8 image collage showing how to make Thai-inspired Potato Skins

    👩‍🍳PRO TIP Make these potato skins ahead - they taste great reheated too!

    🍽️ What to serve them with

    • A simple green salad
    • Easy homemade garlic bread
    • Sweet chilli sauce for drizzling

    I love to top mine with extra spring onions, chillies and some chopped peanuts.

    Thai inspired sweet potato skins on a wooden board on top of a striped tea towel. The potato skins are topped with spring onions, chillies and peanuts. There are additional ingredients scattered around.

    📺 Watch how to make it

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    *note - these aren't all vegan, but are vegetarian.

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    Thai Sweet Potato Skins

    By: Nicky Corbishley
    These Thai-inspired sweet potato skins are bursting with the amazing flavours of peanuts, chilli, lemongrass, spring onions and coconut.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine Thai
    Servings 6 potato skins
    Calories 188 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 3 medium sized sweet potatoes
    • 3 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
    • Juice of half lime - (about 1 tbsp)
    • ½ tbsp dark soy sauce - check it's vegan and/or gluten free brand if required
    • 1 red chilli - chopped finely
    • 100 ml (½ cup minus 1 tbsp) tinned coconut milk
    • 1 tsp light brown sugar
    • ¼ tsp ground coriander
    • 3 spring onions (scallions) - finely chopped
    • 1 tsp Lemon grass paste
    • 4 tbsp unsalted peanuts - roughly chopped

    INSTRUCTIONS
     

    • Preheat the oven to 200c/400f. Pierce the potatoes with a fork, then place in the oven for 40-45 minutes until cooked throughout.
    • Whilst the potatoes are cooking mix the peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, half of the chilli, coconut milk, brown sugar, ground coriander, half the spring onions and lemon grass paste until combined.
    • When the potatoes are cooked, take out of the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes (leave the oven on).
    • Cut the potatoes in half lengthways and scoop out all of the potato into a bowl. Place the skins on a baking tray and place back in the oven for 5 minutes to crisp up.
    • Combine the peanut butter sauce mix with the sweet potato filling and mix using a fork.
    • Take the potato skins out of the oven, and fill with the peanut/potato mixture. Place back in the oven for 10 minutes to heat through.
    • Take out of the oven and place on a plate. Top with the reserved chopped chilli, spring onions and the peanuts,then serve.

    Video

    ✎ Notes

    Make Ahead
    Make the sweet potatoes (but don't sprinkle on the toppings), then cool, cover and refrigerate for up to two days.
    Reheat in the oven at 200c/400f, wrapped in foil for 15-20 minutes, then finish off without the foil for a further 10-15 minutes, until piping hot throughout.
    Sprinkle with the peanut, chilli and spring onion toppings before serving.
    Nutritional Information is per potato skin.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 188kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 5gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 157mgPotassium: 398mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 9355IUVitamin C: 14.6mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 1.1mg
    Keywords appetiser, Starters, Sweet Potato Recipes
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    This post was first published in August 2015. Updated August 2021 with video, tips and bit of housekeeping.

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    1. Roger says

      November 22, 2019 at 5:07 pm

      You say a 1/4 tin of coconut milk. Usually (in supermarkets) it's either 200ml or 400ml. Which one are you referring to?
      Thanks.

      Reply
      • Chris Corbishley says

        November 28, 2019 at 10:21 am

        Hi Roger,

        It would be 1/4 of a 400ml tin. So 100ml of the coconut milk.

        Thanks

        Chris & Nicky

        Reply
    2. Tom says

      May 08, 2018 at 6:45 pm

      5 stars
      Just discovered I love sweet potatoes, and I love Thai flavours, so these are definitely a winner for me.

      Reply
    3. divya sharma says

      March 17, 2017 at 5:24 am

      You make me speechless with the deliciousness you bring to my party every time! This look fantastically delicious! I can’t wait to see what you share in your next blog.

      Reply
    4. Michelle says

      September 12, 2015 at 6:04 pm

      Where do you find lemongrass paste? Is there an easy substitute if i cant find it?

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        September 13, 2015 at 9:51 am

        Hi Michelle, I'm in the UK (not sure where you're located) and I usually find it on the Asian aisle - if they have chilli paste or garlic paste at your supermarket it's usually with those (in a jar). Alternatively you might find tubes of it located with the fresh herbs.
        It's quite a unique lemony-floral taste, so hard to substitute. If I didn't have any in though I'd probably add a little lemon zest and ginger.

        Reply
    5. kathypatalsky says

      August 19, 2015 at 1:30 am

      This! Sweet potatoes are my fave, so yum to this! I hope you submit this to findingvegan.com, because it looks amazing! 🙂

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        September 13, 2015 at 9:27 am

        Thanks Kathy, yep they're up on finding vegan 🙂

        Reply
    6. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

      August 18, 2015 at 3:27 am

      A thai flavoured sweet potato skin sounds fabulous! And these look great too. I love that they are healthy as well - I can so see myself making these.

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        September 13, 2015 at 9:22 am

        Thanks Thalia, glad you like them 🙂

        Reply
    7. Amy says

      August 17, 2015 at 11:40 pm

      Nicky! These are gorgeous! I cannot wait to try them. I love Thai flavours, and I think I'd bleed sweet potato is someone cut me open - so these are ultimate Amy food 🙂
      And I remember something my Mum said when I asked her about growing up (and her reaction to it) she said 'you've just got to make the most of the season' from princesses to eye rolls and Harry Potter missions and everything beyond 🙂

      Reply
    8. vegukate says

      August 17, 2015 at 9:23 pm

      YUM! I love stuffing sweet pots with goodness and I love the variety of Thai flavors you put in these 🙂

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        September 13, 2015 at 9:21 am

        Thanks, yeah, I suprised myself, I'm not usually veggie minded, but these worked out great 🙂

        Reply

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