Purple Sweet Potato Gumby
By: Zomppa
Published: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 7:50pm

Ingredients




1 purple sweet potato
1 regular sweet potato
1/2 pound chorizo sausage (you can do sweet or spicy but I like it SPICY!)
1/2 pound ground turkey
10 inches cloves whole garlic, softened  olive oil
Chicken stock

Salt and pepper

1 cup orzo
1/4 cup sliced shiitake mushrooms
2 cups chicken stock

Preparation

1 Preheat 350F. 2 Slice potatoes into thin slices and layer on bottom of casserole dish. 3 Cut sausage into 1 inch slices and layer on top 4 Season turkey (can use turkey breast) with salt and pepper and layer with the sausage 5 Add garlic cloves 6 Add chicken broth (just enough to cover) 7 Bake for about 45 minutes until done 8 Meanwhile, make orzo with chicken stock with mushrooms 9 When casserole is done, add orzo.

About


n Stokes County, North Carolina, there is a movement to promote rural economic development through the Stokes Purple Sweet Potato. I found this at Whole Foods, and this wonderful, LOCAL produce both honors the region’s agricultural heritage and local entrepreneurship. Since it’s getting cold, I figured I’d create my own dish with my own purple crayon, er, potato,…and since it’s not a traditional gumbo, I’m calling it Gumby.