Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Grilled Spicy Sweet Potato w/ Tangy Sauce

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Grilled Spicy Sweet Potato w/ Tangy Sauce
 
Ingredients
~2lbs sweet potatoes
Oil (your cooking preference, I like grapeseed oil because of the high smoke point)
½ tsp ground cumin
2 pinches cayenne pepper
4 oz sour cream
1 Lime
Lime salt (Spice it to a Tea – Brevard, NC)
Ground pepper
 
Boil ~2lbs sweet potatoes ~45 minutes or until the skin becomes “loose” but not too soft
Place in cool water for ~15 minutes and then transfer whole sweet potatoes into refrigerator x 1 hour
 
Sweet Potato Seasoning
Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a sauce pan
Add in ½ tsp ground cumin
Add 2 pinches of cayenne pepper
Stir until evenly mixed, set aside to cool
 
Remove skin from sweet potatoes and slice lengthwise into about 6 thick pieces per potato
Evenly lightly coat each slice with the seasoning prepared above (it just makes it with little to spare)
Place these in 1 layer on a cookie sheet
While waiting for the grill to heat up…
 
Tangy Sauce
In a small bowl, mix 4oz sour cream (I used light sour cream) with the zest of 1 lime along with its juice
Season with lime salt and pepper to taste
 
Grill the sweet potatoes about 4 minutes on each side.  Serve with a delicious medium rare Sirloin steak!

 

Verdict:  The mild sweetness of the potato, the heat from the seasoning, and the tanginess from the sauce is phenomenal!  The flavor combination is out of this world.  I was very skeptical when I looked this recipe over, but I am so glad I gave it a chance along with a few alterations!  I will definitely be doing this again!  Since then, I’ve mixed up the tangy sauce and used it on fish tacos.  It’s a really interesting topping. 

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