Comments on: Spiced Sweet Potato on the Grill

By: roni

roni — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:19:27 +0000

They vary, your right. I didn’t weight this one but I should have. If you are really counting, your best bet would just to calculate the NI for the size potato you have, I think I entered medium in nutritiondata.com when calculating.

By: sandra

sandra — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:19:58 +0000

Roni-About how big are the sweet potatoes that you buy? I know they all vary in size, but some are really quite large and some are really very small? I make baked sweet potatoes last night and I took the smaller and gave my husband the larger. I weighed mine and it was about 126g. I definitely could have eaten more but it really was just the right size, I think, for a “normal” portion. So, I am just wondered what size (roughly) potato is your nutritional info based on?

By: roni

roni — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:51:13 +0000

Jami – Sweet potatoes do cook faster than white. I normally start them at the same time and then just pull the sweet one once it’s soft to the touch OR I start the white in the microwave for a minute or two and it helps even out the cooking time.

By: bridget

bridget — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:58:13 +0000

We tried this the other night…Very GOOD! I could have used a mandolin or something more efficient to cut them, but it was ok. We cooked them a little longer, they need to look like Roni’s pic to be cooked thru.

By: Jami

Jami — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:58:03 +0000

Sounds great! How long do you bake your sweet potatoes? I’m finding mine are overdone if I cook them the same as hubby’s regular potato.

By: Amy @ A Little Nosh

Amy @ A Little Nosh — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:50:50 +0000

I bet they’re also good with taco seasoning. A little savory to counterbalance the sweet.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:34:33 +0000

Thanks, Roni! I think I will just try them in the oven instead :)

Take care,
Sherry

By: roni

roni — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:15:18 +0000

Sherry – I’m not sure of this will work. I’ve attempted it once but I can’t remember how long i cooked them for. You might want to cut a little thinner as I think the roasting is what really gets to the inside. If you just squish grill the outside might cook to fast for the inside. Know what I mean?

By: Valerie

Valerie — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:40:30 +0000

I love sweet potatoes! I prefer them over white now. I make them several different ways depending on my mood. I use cayenne and garlic or cayenne and cinnamon. Those are my go to seasonings. If I want to mimic the flavors of a sweet casserole, I mix together maple and vanilla extracts with apple pie spice. I mix the extracts with a little water and splash of olive oil and toss the potatoes in it so the flavors are properly dispersed. These would be great with a morroccan spiced burger or jerk chicken.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:06:16 +0000

I only have an indoor grill (the outdoor one broke from getting knocked around in a winter storm!) I wonder if it would work on a Panini Griddler? I’ll give it a try and then post about it. How long do you think they’ll need to cook if I close the grill?

Thanks so much!
Sherry

By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:35:29 +0000

thats as great idea. I usually just bake them.
I will try soon.

By: roni

roni — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:51:53 +0000

Totally. Just make them traditional sweet potato fries. Actually the potato would probably soak up the marinade even better.

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:50:47 +0000

If I can’t use the grill do you think this would work in the oven or broiler? I like the sound of those spices!

By: roni

roni — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:36:20 +0000

It may sounds weird but try curry. It goes amazingly well with sweet potato!

By: The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh

The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:31:32 +0000

After declaring how much I don’t like sweet potatoes, I’m finding I do like them if properly seasoned. This looks like an interesting combo. Can’t wait to give it a try!