Hot Vegetables -- Yams with Orange, Cinnamon & Chile

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Yams with Orange, Cinnamon, and Chile

 

Recipe By :Hot Vegetables, Hugh Carpenter & Teri Sandison

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Hot Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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3 pounds yams

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

6 cloves garlic -- finely minced

1/4 cup finely minced ginger

2 teaspoons grated or finely minced orange zest

1 tablespoon Asian chile sauce or crushed red chile

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

1/4 cup mixture of chopped mint leaves and

cilantro sprigs

 

ADVANCE PREPARATION: Peel the yams. Cut them into 1/2-inch slices; then cut

each slice into strips. Place the strips together and cut across them to make

1/2-inch cubes. You should have approximately 10 cups. Refrigerate the yams

until ready to roast. In a small bowl, combine the oil, garlic, ginger, orange

zest, chile sauce, salt, and allspice. All advance preparation steps may be

completed up to 8 hours before you begin the final steps.

 

FINAL STEPS: Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Chop the mint and cilantro. Place the

yams in a large bowl. Stir the oil mixture, and then pour it over the yams.

Stir the yams until evenly coasted, Spray a wire rack with nonstick spray.

Place the wire rack on a baking pan lined with foil, scatter the yams in a

single layer across the wire rack, and place the baking sheet in the oven.

Roast until the yams can easily be pierced with a fork, approximately 30

minutes. Sprinkle with mint and cilantro. Serve at once.

 

S(ISBN):

" 0-89815-975-X "

Copyright:

" 1998 "

 

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Per serving: 577 Calories (kcal); 19g Total Fat; (28% calories from fat); 6g

Protein; 98g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 567mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 6 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2

Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : True yams, which are originally from Africa and are rarely found in the

U.S., have white flesh, a bark-like skin, and can weigh over 100 pounds. The

" Louisiana Yams " or just " yams " sold in our markets are yellow sweet potatoes.

This large edible root, belonging to the morning-glory family, is native to the

Caribbean. You will find both the pale-skinned variety, usually correctly

identified as " sweet potato " and the red-skinned type with yellow flesh. For

this recipe, you should use the latter because it has a better texture is far

sweeter when roasted.

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