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Korean Pork Sweet Potato Skins

By Chris Cockren 33 Comments

Korean Pork + Kimchi Sweet Potato Skins | sharedappetite.comThese Gluten-Free Korean Pork Sweet Potato Skins are packed with huge flavors… kimchi, avocado, and a healthy gochujang aioli!  A healthy game day recipe!

Good news.  NYC didn’t get that huge armageddon-sized blizzard that the media hyped up for over a week.

Bad news.  I live on Long Island, about an hour from NYC.  We got said blizzard.

Good news.  It’s my first winter with a snow blower.  And it’s bad donkey.

Bad news.  It’s only January, so we have a few more months of dealing whis all this powdered white crap.

Good news.  The BIG GAME is this Sunday!  And although I couldn’t care less who wins, I do care big time about what I’ll be eating that day.

And since I’m trying to eat a bit healthier lately (oh, you too?), it’s time to call an audible on those classic potato skins.  Boom.  Korean Pork Sweet Potato Skins.

Korean Pork + Kimchi Sweet Potato Skins | sharedappetite.comAnd we all know I can’t do boring when I’m eating healthy.  Because really, I don’t want to feel like I’m eating healthy.  It’s all about BIG flavors.

Korean Pork.  Kimchi.  Avocado.  Scallions.  Queso Fresco.

…and even a guilt-free Gochujang Aioli made with Greek yogurt.

So go ahead. Enjoy the Big Game, eat fantastic food, AND stay on track with all your healthy goals for this year.  And if you need more healthy game day food ideas, just scroll down to the bottom of this post 🙂

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Korean Pork Sweet Potato Skins


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  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 10 Sweet Potato Skins 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 5 medium sweet potatoes
  • Olive oil
  • Kosher salt
  • Korean Pork (recipe below)
  • Healthy Gochujang Aioli (recipe below)
  • 1 avocado, chopped
  • 1/2 cup Kimchi, chopped
  • 3 scallions, chopped
  • 1/2 cup Queso Fresco, crumbled

for the Korean Pork

  • 3/4 pound ground pork
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon mirin
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder

for the Healthy Gochujang Aioli

  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons gochujang
  • 1/8 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400° F. Wash your sweet potatoes and pierce each one several times with a fork. Lightly brush sweet potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with Kosher salt. Place the sweet potatoes on an aluminum-foil lined baking sheet and bake until tender, about 45-60 minutes, depending upon size of sweet potato. Slice cooked sweet potaotes in half and let cool for about 10 minutes.
  2. Scrape some of the sweet potato out of each peel, leaving a medium size layer of flesh inside the peel so that it can maintain its structure (reserve the scooped out flesh for another use). Lightly brush skins with olive oil (too much olive oil and skins will be soggy) and bake for about 10 minutes until crisp.
  3. Top sweet potato skins with Korean Pork, chopped avocado and Kimchi, sprinkle with scallions and queso fresco, and drizzle with Gochujang Aioli*. Devour immediately.

for the Korean Pork

  1. Combine soy sauce, brown sugar, mirin, toasted sesame oil, garlic powder, onion powder, and ginger powder in a small bowl.
  2. Heat olive oil a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook, stirring and breaking into bite-sized pieces, until browned and just cooked through. Add sauce and stir, cooking for about 1 minutes, until it creates a quick glaze on the pork. Remove from heat.

for the Healthy Gochujang Aioli

  1. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Season with Kosher salt. Can be made ahead and refrigerated until ready to serve.

Notes

*to create a clean drizzle of the Healthy Gochujang Aioli on sweet potato skins, place in a ziploc bag and snip the corner to create a makeshift pastry bag.

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 40 mins

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Comments

  1. Shashi at RunninSrilankan

    January 29, 2015 at 10:04 am

    I’m loving all these healthier recipes you have been posting Chris! I don’t think I’ve ever thought to have kimchi with sweet potato – what a brilliant combo!

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 12:45 pm

      Thanks Shashi! All part of my #stopbeingafatty mission!

      Reply
  2. Silvia Chung

    January 29, 2015 at 12:38 pm

    One word: AWESOMLICIOUS

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 12:45 pm

      Hahaha LOVE this word!

      Reply
  3. Jocelyn (Grandbaby cakes)

    January 29, 2015 at 1:30 pm

    These potatoes are amazing!

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 12:45 pm

      You’re amazing!

      Reply
  4. Chrissy

    January 29, 2015 at 5:07 pm

    This. is. amazing. And the sweet potatoes were such a pleasant surprise.

    I live in Chicago and I think you’ve got us beat for snow this year. Hang in there!

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 12:44 pm

      Hahaha yea we’ve been hit pretty hard here the last couple of weeks. I’m excited for spring… sigh.

      Reply
  5. Arman

    January 29, 2015 at 5:09 pm

    Chris, this is an insane combination- I love all Korean foods and way to stuff it all in a sweet potato!

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 12:42 pm

      I’m a big fan of Korean flavors too 🙂

      Reply
  6. Tina

    January 29, 2015 at 8:17 pm

    This looks so goooooood!

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 12:42 pm

      Thanks Tina 🙂

      Reply
  7. Kevin | keviniscooking

    January 30, 2015 at 1:45 am

    Not a big fan of kimchi, but I’m all over that other goodies you loaded these with. Beautiful and perfect game Day snackin’!

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 12:42 pm

      Not a fan of kimchi?! I wasn’t either… definitely an acquired taste I think. I still don’t like a ton of it or straight up, but love it mixed in with other Korean flavors.

      Reply
  8. David

    January 30, 2015 at 8:12 am

    How flippin’ creative are these tater skins? Sign me up, man! Also, we should have a snow blower war. Basically we start facing the same direction and head off through the snow. Whoever buries the other guy first wins. The prize: these tater skins of course! #WolfpackEats

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 12:41 pm

      Thanks dude! Snow blower war sounds like fun, but I’m pretty sure you’d kick my you know what considering you have way more snow blowing experience living upstate AND with your new curling skills.

      Reply
  9. Helen

    January 30, 2015 at 11:36 am

    Wow, there is a lot of good and bad news going on over there right now! I must say your big snow storm has made me a bit jealous – I love snow, although I appreciate it caused loads of problems for you guys! We’ve had some snow recently over in the UK, too, but it’s piddly amounts relatively!
    These skins are truly stunning, Chris – both the sound of them and the photos. Oh, those photos – really gorgeous!

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 12:40 pm

      I love the “idea” of snow… but the shoveling out and commuting in it is just awful! And thanks so much for your kind words!

      Reply
  10. Christine

    January 30, 2015 at 2:42 pm

    snowblowers are a MUST on LI, smart move picking up one of those. and uch this Korean pork looks sooooo incredible, love what a creative recipe this is!

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 12:40 pm

      Hahaha definitely on LI! Best part is I got it for free! A buddy of mine just moved to an apartment in Forest Hills so I’m “borrowing” it until he buys a house back on the island in a couple years.

      Reply
  11. Jen at Baked by an Introvert

    January 30, 2015 at 2:51 pm

    Holy Yum! These are fabulous, Chris!

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 12:39 pm

      Thanks Jen! I love all the intense flavors in these!

      Reply
  12. Jess

    January 31, 2015 at 9:36 am

    These potato skins look amazing! I love Korean food – ticking all the boxes for me!

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 12:38 pm

      Thanks Jess! I’m a Korean food fanatic too!

      Reply
  13. Danielle

    January 31, 2015 at 4:50 pm

    Hey Chris,
    I will be trying these for game day! I tried leaving a comment on the korean chicken sliders but was unable so I reposted on Facebook. The Korean chicken sliders are sooooooo good and have become a family favorite in my house. We make them regularly now. Thanks for all your creative recipes!

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 12:38 pm

      Thanks so much Danielle! Much appreciated!

      Reply
  14. Cate

    January 31, 2015 at 7:58 pm

    AH! Sorry you got so much snow! Everyone was freaking out in the city and then it was just like a normal snowstorm! These sweet potato skins look unreal – what awesome flavors! And your pictures and food styling are gorgeous. I’m obsessed!

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 12:38 pm

      Thanks so much Cate 🙂 I really appreciate it!

      Reply
  15. Alice

    February 3, 2015 at 7:39 pm

    Chris!!! oh my gawd, how did I miss these?!!! congrats on the snow blower by the way. . we would die without ours. . and dude, you made a gochujang aioli?! I seriously cannot wait to try it and these korean pork sweet potato skins! love this!! man, why didn’t I see this before Sunday?!!!

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 11:52 am

      Yea, I totally would have died without mine the other day. It’s a life saver! Yea, I’m all over gochujang. LOVE the stuff.

      Reply
  16. Jen

    February 4, 2015 at 7:06 pm

    These look ridiculously delish! Yummed and pinned!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 11, 2015 at 11:46 am

      Thanks so much Jen!

      Reply

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