Jamaican Grilled Sweet Potatoes

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Jamaican Grilled Sweet Potatoes

Prep and Cook Time 30 minutes

YIELD Makes 6 servings
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Sweet potatoes have golden flesh and tan skin; yams are bright orange inside with a reddish tint to their skin. Choose your favorite for this recipe. The rum mixture melts over the hot potatoes or can be melted in a small pan on the grill and drizzled on!

INGREDIENTS

2 large (about 1-1/2 pounds) sweet potatoes or yams
3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons softened butter, divided
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons dark rum
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

PREPARATION:

  1. Pierce potatoes in several places with fork. Place on paper towel in microwave. Microwave on HIGH 5 to 6 minutes or until crisp-tender, rotating 1/4 turn halfway through cooking. Let stand 10 minutes. Diagonally slice about 1/2 inch off ends of potatoes. Continue cutting potatoes diagonally into 3/4-inch-thick slices.
  2. Combine brown sugar, 1 tablespoon butter and ginger in small bowl; mix well. Stir in rum and cilantro; set aside.
  3. Melt remaining 1 tablespoon margarine. With half of melted margarine, lightly brush one side of each potato slice. Grill slices margarine-side down on covered grill over medium coals 4 to 6 minutes or until grillmarked. Brush tops with remaining melted margarine; turn over and grill 3 to 5 minutes or until grillmarked. To serve, spoon rum mixture equally over potato slices.
This recipe appears in: Island
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
Sodium 56 mg
Protein 2 g
Carbohydrate 38 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Total Fat 4 g
Calories from Fat 18 %
Calories 195
DIETARY EXCHANGE:
Fat 1/2
Starch 2-1/2

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