Yams


 
Jeff Andersen

Jeff Andersen

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I'm totally hooked on yams (smaller the better), rubbed with EVOO and S & P then grilled. Once you try this, you might never bake another potato again.
Peace,

Jeff from nor cal.
 
Thanks so much for the tip, Jeff. I guess it's about that time of the year for the Mississippi sweet potatoes to hit the stores, so I'm gonna try some COAL-FIRED sweet potatoes.

I've read to cook 'em around 40 minutes, turning once halfway through. You simply remove the excess char before splitting them. Gonna try some maple pecan butter on them.
 
I do not let them cook over direct heat, thus they do not burn. I turn every 15 minutes or so and cook about an hour or so. Just give em a pinch to see when done. Do not remove the skin, as that's the best part. I eat em like potato chips.
 
I totally agree Jeff. But I never could figure out the difference between a yam and a sweet potato, at least what they sell around these parts.LOL
I like to rub with some veg oil and Webers sweet and tangy rub and use some sassafras pellets for spice-wood.

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Tim
 
Just picked up some nice looking sweet potatoes a while ago and will try Lilly and Raichlen's method tomorrow to go with some spares.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by timothy:
I totally agree Jeff. But I never could figure out the difference between a yam and a sweet potato, at least what they sell around these parts.LOL
I like to rub with some veg oil and Webers sweet and tangy rub and use some sassafras pellets for spice-wood.

Tim </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Timothy, Yams are orange color while Sweet Potatos are more yellowish. The link below explains the history:

http://www.mercurynews.com/foo...eadlines/ci_19132766
 
Just because the guy named it a 'yam' doesn't mean it is one. It's just the name he gave it. Yams, as noted in the article, are quite different; not sweet at all. The 'yams' in the US are sweet potatoes, whether orange, yellow or red. (They've been hybridized since.) True yams, often called ñames, are often available in markets that cater to Hispanics, especially those from the islands. I buy them fairly often.
 
Yea that's normally what I buy I guess a hybrid? Yams and sweets are interchangeable around here, prolly just a marketing thing as Kevin points out. I also read that a true sweet should be more of a pale yellow with a bland taste but the ones I buy are always orange and sweet.
I do hit up the Hispanic markets in Aurora. Recall seeing the names but never made that connection.
Thanks for the feedback.

Tim
 
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