A nice side dish or vegetarian entrée.  If you are serving this as an entrée, I would probably double the recipe (depending on the size of your family).  This serves 5 to 6 as a side.

4 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes

¾ cup orange juice

2 teaspoons corn starch

½ teaspoon allspice

½ teaspoon grated fresh ginger

½ teaspoon cumin

1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained

1 cup cooked rice

Place sweet potatoes in a saucepan with water to cover.  Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until tender. Drain. Mix orange juice, corn starch, allspice, ginger and cumin in the same pan.  Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 minute or until thickened.  Return potatoes to the pan and stir in beans and rice.  Cook until all is hot.

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