Sweet potatoes with orange pecan butter

Difficulty:
1/5

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 6 small sweet potatoes
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil (60ml)

Orange Pecan Butter

  • ½ cup unsalted softened butter (125ml)
  • 2 teaspoons liquid honey (10ml)
  • Juice and zest of 2 oranges
  • ¼ cup chopped roasted pecans (60ml)
  • ½ teaspoon of dry mustard (2.5ml)
  • ½ teaspoon dried chilli (2.5ml)
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Preheat barbeque to 220°F/104°C or medium heat.
  2. Scrub sweet potatoes clean and prick all over with a fork.  Rub with oil and season with salt and pepper.  Wrap with aluminium foil and place the potatoes on a tray.
  3. Place the potatoes on the grill and allow to cook for 2 hours or until potatoes are fork tender.
  4. Meanwhile, prepare Orange Pecan Butter.  Place all the butter ingredients into a small saucepan.  Cook the ingredients over low heat for 1 minute.
  5. Remove potatoes from grill and carefully peel back the foil.
  6. Slice potatoes lengthways and drizzle with Orange Pecan Butter before serving.