Grilled “Baked” Sweet Potatoes: A Quick Method

paula

13 years ago

Baked sweet potatoes are a wonderful accompaniment to grilled steaks or pork.

However, I don’t like heating up my oven to bake them when grilling out, nor am I patient enough to “bake” them on the grill long enough for them to be done. Thus, I decided to combine my little sister’s method of microwaving them to reduce baking time with the grill.

It was so simple and the total cooking time was half what it normally takes to bake them.

: Grilled “Baked” Sweet Potatoes

Med. Sweet Potatoes
Heavy Duty Foil

Clean sweet potatoes.
Prick with fork or makes slits with knife in several places on potatoes.
Place on microwavable plate.
Cook on high for 3 minutes then flip over potatoes and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
Remove from microwave and wrap in heavy aluminum foil.
Place on a medium heat grill to cook until desired softness, usually about 15 – 20 minutes.
Split open and serve with desired toppings.

I prefer to remove from foil and place directly on the grill once they are done to dry/crisp the skin slightly for a nice presentation.

Topping Ideas: Butter, cinnamon, sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup.

Topping with butter and maple syrup goes great with the sweet and savory pork tenderloin.

Of course, you can always skip the microwave step and just place them on the grill in foil for an hour or so…