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Yamburgers?

The other day Eleanor was trying to be funny, and when Michael mentioned "hamburgers," she came back with "Yummy yamburgers!?!?" Michael thought about it and decided that it would be a good idea to grill sweet potatoes.

After consulting The Joy of Cooking, I peeled and sliced some sweet potatoes lengthwise into about 3/4 inch thick slices. I steamed them (always put the steamer into a pot of water that is already boiling) for 6 minutes, until the fork went in, but the slices weren't falling apart. We cooled them a little (the JOC recommends until room temperature) and Michael coated them in oil. They actually absorbed a good bit. We then very unscientifically grilled them until they were done---I think we would have been better off setting a timer, since some were a bit blackened. The JOC recommends 5-6 minutes (I don't remember if that is each side or total time).

The verdict: Michael and I liked them very much. Eleanor liked them since we let her put lots of butter and syrup on them. Amanda ate the butter off the top of hers but didn't really eat much of the flesh. Luke decided he had eaten enough that day and declined to even taste them (although he did eat 3 pieces of pork tenderloin). I think I'll make them again next week so we can have hamburgers and yamburgers.

Comments

C. L. Hanson said…
Sounds delicious!!!
Anonymous said…
Funny - I just read a recipe (somewhere - can't remember where) for grilled sweet potatoes. You can put them in a sealed foil packet right on the grill to do the steaming part, and then finish them by grilling them directly on the grill (or maybe on tin foil).

But it sounds like your system worked pretty well!

FNDP

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