Whole Roasted Yams With Maple-Allspice Butter Recipe - Cooking Index
Whole Roasted Yams With Maple-Allspice Butter Recipe - Cooking Index
Choose attractive oval-shaped sweet potatoes for the nicest presentation here.
Type: Vegetables| 1 cup | Butter - (2 sticks) - room temperature | |
| 1/4 cup | Pure maple syrup | |
| 1/2 teaspoon | Salt | |
| 1/2 teaspoon | Ground allspice | |
| 1/2 teaspoon | Freshly-ground black pepper | |
| 8 teaspoons | Red-skinned sweet potatoes (yams) (small) |
Mix first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before using.)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly pierce potatoes all over with fork. Set potatoes directly on oven rack; bake until tender when pierced with skewer, about 1 hour.
Cut cross in top of each potato. Using oven mitts to protect hands, squeeze potatoes gently in from sides, forcing crosses to open. Spoon 1 tablespoon butter into each potato. Serve, passing remaining butter separately.
This recipe yields 8 servings.
Source:
Bon Appetit, November 2001
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