88% would make again
Egg-In-A-Hole Sweet Potato Nests
Tasty Team
June 10, 2019

Inspired by eatthegains.com
Ingredients
for 6 servings
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 7 eggs
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- bacon, crumbs, to taste
- raspberry, to taste
- banana, sliced, to taste, to garnish
- spring onion, to taste, to garnish
Nutrition Info
- Calories 237
- Fat 14g
- Carbs 16g
- Fiber 1g
- Sugar 5g
- Protein 10g
Estimated values based on one serving size.
Preparation
- Peel the skin off the sweet potato, and coarsely grate on a box grater.
- Peel the onion, and coarsely grate on a box grater.
- Transfer the grated sweet potato and onion to a towel-lined bowl.
- Gently twist the towel, squeezing the liquid into an empty bowl and discard.
- Transfer the sweet potato and onion to a bowl, and sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder, flour, and 1 egg. Gently stir to combine.
- Form large flat patties with your hands, approximately ⅓ cup of mixture each.
- Heat a 9 ½ -inch (24 cm) fry pan on medium heat and coat with oil.
- Add the sweet potato patties. Fry for 2-3 minutes, then gently flip.
- Immediately use a small cookie cutter to remove a hole in the middle of each fritter.
- Crack an egg in the hole, add a pinch of salt and pepper, then cover.
- Fry for 3-7 minutes, or until cooked to your preference.
- Uncover and serve with desired garnishes.
- Enjoy!
Ingredients
for 6 servings
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 7 eggs
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- bacon, crumbs, to taste
- raspberry, to taste
- banana, sliced, to taste, to garnish
- spring onion, to taste, to garnish
Nutrition Info
- Calories 237
- Fat 14g
- Carbs 16g
- Fiber 1g
- Sugar 5g
- Protein 10g
Estimated values based on one serving size.
Preparation
- Peel the skin off the sweet potato, and coarsely grate on a box grater.
- Peel the onion, and coarsely grate on a box grater.
- Transfer the grated sweet potato and onion to a towel-lined bowl.
- Gently twist the towel, squeezing the liquid into an empty bowl and discard.
- Transfer the sweet potato and onion to a bowl, and sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder, flour, and 1 egg. Gently stir to combine.
- Form large flat patties with your hands, approximately ⅓ cup of mixture each.
- Heat a 9 ½ -inch (24 cm) fry pan on medium heat and coat with oil.
- Add the sweet potato patties. Fry for 2-3 minutes, then gently flip.
- Immediately use a small cookie cutter to remove a hole in the middle of each fritter.
- Crack an egg in the hole, add a pinch of salt and pepper, then cover.
- Fry for 3-7 minutes, or until cooked to your preference.
- Uncover and serve with desired garnishes.
- Enjoy!

Inspired by eatthegains.com
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