Sweet Potato & Black Bean Hash

Came across an intriguing website, and decided to start off with a twist on one of my favorites: sweet potato hash with black beans.

Recipe

1 sweet potato, cubed
1 onion, diced
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
2 tbsp butter
3 tbsp brown sugar (or maple syrup)
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tsp cumin
2 tsp chili powder
2 tbsp olive oil
salt & pepper

Heat the butter over medium with the onions and brown sugar until caramelized and deep brown.  Add the garlic, cumin, and chili for another couple minutes, then remove.  Next, heat the olive oil and tenderize/brown the sweet potatoes, five-ish minutes?  Lower the heat, stir the onions back in, and add the black beans.  Cook together until warm, some five minutes.  Season with salt & pepper, and serve!

Notes

The usual sweet potato hash gets a lot of its goodness from bacon grease.  No pork fat this time, but lots of seasonings to make up for it.  It's nice that you use cubed sweet potato (instead of grated) so the pieces brown nicely - it didn't take much longer to cook.  The full can of beans gave me a much less balanced final product than the pictures on the website - more like a black bean dish with some chunks of sweet potato.  And my gooey beans made the picture less appealing than theirs, but still a very rich, delicious breakfast (with some leftovers - so no need to add eggs like they recommend).

Addendum: I don't know why I didn't think of this immediately, but what about combining the hash recipes - starting this one with bacon?  Yes, do it.