Sweet And Spicy Yams Recipes

YAMS WITH TOASTED SPICE RUB

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Put sweet potatoes in a glass or stainless steel bowl.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir in brown sugar and lemon juice. When sugar is completely melted, stir in Toasted Spice Rub and gray salt. Pour mixture over sweet potatoes. Toss well.
• Arrange sweet potatoes in a baking dish, cut side up. With rubber spatula, scrape all the butter and spice mixture over the top of the sweet potatoes, and then add a sprinkling of Toasted Spice Rub on top of each one. Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees F until easily pierced with a knife.
• Toast the fennel seeds, coriander seeds, and peppercorns in a small, heavy pan over medium heat. When the fennel turns light brown, work quickly. Turn on the exhaust fan, add the red pepper flakes, and toss, toss, toss, always under the fan. Immediately turn the spice mixture out onto a plate to cool. Put in a blender with the chili powder, salt, and cinnamon and blend until the spices are evenly ground. If you have a small spice mill or a coffee grinder dedicated to grinding spices, grind only the fennel, coriander, pepper, and chili flakes. Pour into a bowl and toss with the remaining ingredients.

TURKEY AND YAM SPICY TACOS

Steps:

• Put the diced yam in a microwave-safe bowl; cook in the microwave until cooked through and fork-tender, stirring once, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Coat the bottom of a large skillet with olive oil and place over medium heat; cook and stir the turkey until crumbled and evenly brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir the onion, garlic, and jalapeno pepper into the turkey and continue cooking until the onions begin to caramelize, 7 to 10 minutes. Season with the chili powder, cumin, Cajun seasoning, and salt. Pour the salsa over everything; fold the sweet potatoes into the mixture. Allow the mixture to cook until the excess moisture evaporates. Garnish with the cilantro. Serve with the warm tortillas.

SPICY SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine sweet potatoes and oil. Add remaining ingredients; toss to coat. , Transfer to a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 40-45 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring every 15 minutes.

SWEET AND SPICY SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place the sweet potato chunks into a large mixing bowl. Drizzle with the olive oil, then sprinkle the brown sugar, paprika, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, chili powder, and cayenne pepper overtop. Toss until the potatoes are evenly coated with the seasoning. Spread onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then turn the potatoes over with a spatula, and continue baking until the sweet potatoes are golden and tender, 10 to 15 minutes more.

SWEET AND SPICY YAMS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, bring 1" of water to a boil.
• Add yams.
• Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until they are tender.
• Drain.
• In a small bowl, mix orange peel, orange juice, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and allspice.
• Pour over yams in skillet.
• Cook and stir until bubbly.
• Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, spooning sauce over potatoes occasionally to make a glaze.

HABANERO HONEY SWEET CORN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously butter a 9-inch pie dish.
• Combine fresh corn kernels, habanero pepper, eggs, water, and honey in a bowl. Puree with an immersion blender until almost smooth. Add flour, melted butter, cornmeal, salt, and baking powder; whisk until combined.
• Transfer mixture into the greased pie dish. Shake gently to settle mixture into the dish.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Let cool until warm or room temperature before serving.

SWEET AND SOUR YAMS

Steps:

• In a frying pan, heat all but 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. In batches, fry yam slices on each side until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Add onions to the pan; add sugar and cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Add vinegar, water and pepper. Scrape pan well to combine the browned bits; continue to simmer for 5 minutes until mixture is reduced by half. Remove from heat.
• Use remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil to grease a shallow baking dish. Carefully fan yam slices in rows. Drizzle vinegar and onion mixture evenly over yams. The dish can be covered and refrigerated for one day.
• Before serving, warm the yams in a 350-degree oven for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with mint and serve.

SWEET AND SPICY 1UP POPCORN MIX RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Start by making the yellow spicy popcorn. In a pot add the popcorn then the oil to cover. Sprinkle on the sugar, followed by the yellow food coloring gel. Stir well to combine. Add the lid then heat on medium high. When the kernels start to pop, shake the pot while holding the lid closed. Continue cooking until all of the kernels have popped, then remove from the heat. Transfer the popped and colored popcorn to a large mixing bowl. Add the chipotle powder, salt, corn nuts, and ring chips. Mix well then set aside.
• Next make the purple popcorn. In a pot add the popcorn then the oil to cover. Sprinkle on the sugar, followed by the purple food coloring gel. Stir well to combine. Add the lid then heat on medium high. When the kernels start to pop, shake the pot while holding the lid closed. Continue cooking until all of the kernels have popped, then remove from the heat. Transfer the popped and colored popcorn to a large mixing bowl. Add the M&M's, gummies, purple sugar, and sweet potato chips.
• In a large bowl, evenly add the yellow and purple popcorn mixtures to create a fun mix of spicy and sweet treats.
• Enjoy!