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Baking sweet potatoes
WessB
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I don`t believe I have ever done it......I got some extremely fresh and very large ( the size of 2 or 3 normal potatoes ) ones...I am thinking just bake them like a regular potatoe, but have no idea how to determine when they would be done...any ideas???? Wrapped in foil with a little butter?????? Do you check internal temps???[p]Wess
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I don't wrap them in foil. Just a coating of oil and on an indirect setup. I don't even know what tempt a tater should be. I just stick'em with a fork and if it slides in and out easily then its done.
butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar, yummmmm.....
I love Sweet Potatoes on the egg!!! I just put on with whatever is cooking for about an hour. They get really soft (and burn marks on the skin from being cooked directly) when they are done. Then cinnamon/sugar and Butter on them. Man it doesn't get any better. If I had to guess the time and temp it would be 350-400 for an hour (but honestly just cook them till they are really soft). Cook it with a spatchcock chicken and they will be done about the same time.
I have done them just like regular a tater wrap in foil with a little evoo salt and pepper when you can squeeze they are great
Gerry
We like'm pealed sliced or cut into wedges, tossed with olive oil then a dusting of Shakin the Tree. Foil and place on the Egg for appx 30 min 350. Makes for a simple side dish.
Doug
I'd follow Celtic Wolf's instructions since he is a TRUE SOUTHERNER.[p]The only changes I'd make would be to omit the sugar and cinnamon. If the potatoes are fresh they should quite sweet and only need a little butter, salt and pepper.
...AnnaG...
here's how you do it in the egg:[p]Preheat egg, indirect setup, to 350 degrees F.
Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into 1-inch pieces and put in a 9 by 13 baking dish. In a small bowl whisk together olive oil, honey and lemon juice. Pour mixture over potatoes and toss to coat. Sprinkle with the salt, and bake, stirring occasionally, for about 1 hour, until potatoes are tender. [p]
...AnnaG...
Have you tried cooking them longer than an hour until soft?
That is why I thought I needed to remove the pizza stone, I wasn't sure I was getting enough heat to them. PS, I was cooking at about 375... I am just perplexed as to how to get them to cook through...[p]Thanks...
...AnnaG...
try plate setter, legs up with grid on top and pan on the grid. or use a disposable grill topper screen and just put the potatoes on that. bump up the dome temp to 375, and cook till fork tender.[p]i usually just cut them in half and put the stuff on top and in slits cut in the flesh and put right on the grid cut side up. the skin holds all the good stuff from dripping out.
...AnnaG...
they look like this when they're almost done... turkey breast, corn, zucchini garnish optional.
I like to follow the basic recipe that was in Dr. BBQ's first book. I have never used the exact ingredients, my my modification has always been well received. [p]Cut the Sweet Potato, lengthwise, into fourths. Coat with EVOO. Mix your favorite BBQ rub 50/50 with brown sugar and coat the cut sides of the potato. Form the pieces back together and wrap in heavy foil and cook at 350-400. Coook until very soft. Time is going to depend on size, but figure on around 1.5 hours for a tater big enough to feed two.
...AnnaG...
We raised our own sweet potatoes on the farm back in another life. We stored them in a hay loft of the barn and sprinkled white lime powder over them to keep them from sprouting. They would keep that way for months. My grandmother baked them almost daily in a wood burning stove that was always hot. I would guess about 400° to 500°. She just stuck them in the oven in a pan. No oil or salt or pepper. When she took them out they would be sitting in a pool of dark brown sugar that cooked out of them. The shells would be dry and separated from the meat.[p]We made our own butter too so we added butter and that was it. Better than homemade ice cream.[p]Later in the day we could grab up a cold sweet tater and take it with us to eat later. Hot or cold, they were like desert.[p]Now you've got me want'n some sweet tater.[p]Spring "Some Things You Don't Forget" Chicken
Spring Texas USA
Right on! They are a can't miss cook, almost. We just throw them on naked in a little aluminum foil boat with whatever else we have on the grill. Take them off when they start to get wrinkly. I have never tried it while TRexing but would probably work fine. A little butter is all you need.