Hot Sweet Potato Wedges with Jerk Butter
Happy first Friday of 2013! I hope everyone is off to a great start and is recovering from the holiday festivities and food fest. I’m gearing up and getting ready for the routine which no doubt will kick in on Sunday. Sunday is cooking day. For years now, unless something comes up and I have to shuffle things around, Sunday is the day that I cook a few items for the first part of the week. I like that I can eat some now, and freeze the rest for later if necessary. This works best for things like meat and rice dishes. Another reason why I cook multiple dishes, is because I need a different item that my husband can take to lunch. It’s no fun eating the same thing for lunch as you did for dinner. So I make sure he has options.
The one thing I like doing, and really don’t do enough, is side dishes. This could be a salad, or a bread, or just something nice to compliment a meal. Let’s start doing more sides shall we? Today is as good as any. So why not. I will keep it as figure friendly as possible. After all, I’m sure I’m not the only one that has to do damage control after December 🙂
Hot Sweet Potato Wedges with Jerk Butter
- 2 large Sweet Potatoes (peeled, cut into wedges about 2 inches in length, ½ inch in width)
- 5 Tbsp Sunflower Oil
- 3 Tbsp Soft Brown Sugar
- The juice from 2 limes
- ***
- Jerk Butter:
- 4 Tbsp Butter, softened
- 1½ Tsp Allspice
- ½ Tsp Ginger
- ½ Tsp Cayenne
- 1½ Tsp Black Pepper
- ½ Tsp Cinnamon
- Leaves from 2 sprigs of Thyme
- 2 Garlic Cloves, finely chopped
- 2 Tsp Brown Sugar
- A Pinch of Salt
- Juice from ½ a lime
- Preheat oven to 400F (Roast)
- In a small bowl, combine sunflower oil, brown sugar, and lime juice. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper (to taste).
- Add sweet potato, tossing to coat them in the mixture
- Place the sweet potatoes on a foil lined baking sheet, ensuring that the slices do not overlap
- Roast until tender about 20 minutes, turning them over half way through
- For the Jerk Butter:
- Combine all the ingredients. When the sweet potatoes are ready and warm, toss in a little of the jerk butter. Serve as a dip at room temperature
I thought this was going to be really spicy. But it wasn’t. It was quite pleasant. I loved how the sugar and lime complimented the sweetness of the potatoes. It was something quite delicious… I can see myself having this with a simple roast chicken and a salad. The chicken could even be, roasting along side the sweet potatoes. How easy is that for dinner in an hour?
Hot Sweet Potato Wedges with Jerk Butter
As you can see, it’s not a lot of butter. So it can easily be shared as a dip.
Hot Sweet Potato Wedges with Jerk Butter
I’m thinking I’ll be doing some more sweet potato dishes since I love it so much.
Happy Friday, friends!
~Lyn
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Oh pretty please do more sweet potato dishes! I love sweet potatoes and your with the jerk butter looks mighty great to me. Oh yum at the spicy kick.
Renee recently posted..Lemon Clarified Butter
I’m already hoping that I don’t suffer from sweet potato overkill….I really do love them 🙂
lovelypantry recently posted..Hot Sweet Potato Wedges with Jerk Butter
Ditto what Renee said! Please post more sweet potato recipes! I love sweet potatoes, but usually only serve them as a sweet dish, except for sweet potato fries. These wedges look so good, I bet the lime really goes well with them. And the jerk butter sounds AMAZING! 🙂
Happy New Year!
Leslie @ La Cocina de Leslie recently posted..January: Food of the Month Club 2.0 – Soup
Leslie, I love them roasted – thats my main way of preparing sweet potatoes. But I’m branching out so that I don’t get bored!
lovelypantry recently posted..Hot Sweet Potato Wedges with Jerk Butter
I love sweet potatoes and jerk seasoning. Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Jewel at Eat.Drink.Shop.Love recently posted..What to Expect in 2013
Hi Jewel! I can’t wait for you to try it too! 😀 Thanks for your comment!
lovelypantry recently posted..Hot Sweet Potato Wedges with Jerk Butter
I must admit I’m not a huge sweet potato lover, but you are slowly but surely converting me so keep those recipes coming so that I will have more options with them!! Thank you! This certainly does look great Lyn!
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I can’t wait to try this (maybe even this weekend). Love any kind of sweet potato recipe. This sounds and looks delicious and love that chicken and potatoes can be in the oven at the same time. Thank you for sharing!
Oh you’re welcome JC Marc! I appreciate your comment, from one sweet potato lover to another 🙂
I’m not very good with side dishes. I’m just not creative enough to figure out what should go with what dish or different ways to complete a dish. I love the simplicity and the flavors of the butter. I’m saving this to definitely make in the future!
Renee @ Tortillas and Honey recently posted..White Chocolate Cranberry Macadamia Orange Fudge
Honestly, Renee…I’m not al that good at side dishes either. I’m going to see what I can do where sides are concerned. Glad you’ll be saving it! Its a very nice way to serve sweet potatoes 🙂
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