Jamaican Grilled Sweet Potatoes Recipes

JAMAICAN GRILLED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Prehat grill for 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, ginger, and 1 Tbsp of the butter; mix well.
• Stir in molasses, pineapple juice, almond extract and cilantro; set aside.
• Melt the rmaining butter and brush both sides of cut potato slices.
• Grill for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender.
• Spoon the molasses mixture evenly over cooked potato slices and serve.
• When preparing outside, I use my pizza crisper pan to place sweet potatoes on and baste them lightly with sauce during cooking process.

GRILLED SWEET POTATO WEDGES

Steps:

• Place 2 large sweet potatoes in a pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook until easily pierced with a knife, 25 to 35 minutes. Drain and let cool slightly, then cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges.
• Brush the sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder and a little salt. Grill over medium-high heat, turning once, until well marked, 2 to 5 minutes per side. Remove to a platter; drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with flaky salt.

GRILLED SWEET POTATO WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Scrub sweet potatoes thoroughly under cold running water. Cut each potato lengthwise into 8 wedges. Place wedges in a bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of oil. Combine remaining olive oil, paprika, salt, garlic powder, cinnamon, and cayenne in a separate small bowl.
• Place wedges on the grill perpendicular to the grates and reduce heat to low. Grill over low heat, turning occasionally, until potatoes are soft, 16 to 18 minutes. Brush wedges with oil mixture on both sides, and grill 1 to 2 minutes more, then transfer to a plate.

GRILLED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Divide the sweet potato cubes in half, and place each half in the center of a rectangle of aluminum foil. Top each portion with about half of the butter. Sprinkle about half of the brown sugar, cumin, and cayenne pepper over each portion. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the corners of the aluminum foil together and seal to form a pouch around each portion.
• Cook on the preheated grill, turning pouches every 10 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes.

JAMAICAN LOADED BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH PULLED PORK AND MANGO RUM SALSA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Line rimmed cookie sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray. Place sweet potatoes on cookie sheet, and poke all over with fork. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until completely tender when pierced all the way through with knife. Cool about 10 minutes or until easy to handle.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir together brown sugar, lime juice, rum and gingerroot until brown sugar dissolves. Add jalapeño chile, onion and mango; toss to coat. Stir in cilantro; cover and refrigerate.
• In medium microwavable bowl, mix pork, olive oil and jerk seasoning. Microwave uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes or until steaming hot.
• Cut open sweet potatoes. Using fork, mash up the flesh of each potato in their jackets. Divide salt among potatoes, and stir in with fork. Divide pork mixture, salsa, then cheese among the 4 potatoes.