Jamaican Grilled Sweet Potatoes
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Jamaican Grilled Sweet Potatoes
Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes
Yield: Makes 6 servings
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.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: | |
| 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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