Scallion Sweet Potatoes Recipes

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water; salt the water liberally. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain well and return to the same pot set over low heat. Mash until smooth with a potato masher. Add the butter, Parmesan and salt and pepper to taste. Mash until the butter has melted. Stir in the scallions. Serve sprinkled with Parmesan and scallions.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in upper third.
• Prick potatoes all over with a fork and put on a foil-lined large baking sheet. Bake until very soft when squeezed, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• While potatoes bake, stir together butter, miso, and scallion until combined.
• Slit hot potatoes lengthwise and, using oven mitts, push in sides to puff up potato. Serve with some scallion butter in center of each and with additional scallion butter on the side.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in upper third.
• Prick potatoes all over with a fork and put on a foil-lined large baking sheet.
• Bake until very soft when squeezed, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• While potatoes bake, stir together butter, miso, and scallion until combined.
• Slit hot potatoes lengthwise and, using oven mitts, push in sides to puff up potato.
• Serve with some scallion butter in center of each and with additional scallion butter on the side.
• Scallion butter can be made 4 days ahead and chilled, covered.
• Bring to warm room temperature and stir before using.
• Sweet potatoes can be roasted (but not cut) 4 hours ahead and kept at room temperature, covered with foil.
• Reheat potatoes on a baking sheet on middle rack of a 350°F oven until heated through, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium. Peel sweet potatoes, and cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Toss potatoes in a large bowl with oil, thyme, and cayenne pepper; season with salt and black pepper.
• Grill potatoes, turning frequently, until tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Return grilled potatoes to bowl; add butter, and break potatoes into large pieces with the side of a spoon. Toss in scallions, and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Brush cut sides of sweet potatoes with olive oil. Lay cut side-down onto the baking sheet. Brush skins with olive oil.
• Roast in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare miso-scallion butter. Warm coconut oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and ginger and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and add miso, pressing miso against the saucepan with the back of a spoon to soften. Add soy sauce, brown sugar, and scallion.
• Heat over low, stirring constantly, until sugar is completely melted and mixture is warmed through, about 3 minutes. Do not boil.
• Remove sweet potatoes from the oven and flip over. Cut a slit into the sweet potato flesh and spoon miso butter over the top.

Steps:

• Rinse rice in a sieve under cold water. Bring rice, water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan, then reduce heat to low and cook rice, covered, until tender and most of water is absorbed, about 30 minutes. Let rice stand, covered, off heat 10 minutes.
• While rice cooks, heat oil in a 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté scallions, ginger, and sweet potato, stirring, until coated well, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to moderate and add remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste, then cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until potato is just tender, about 12 minutes. Add rice and toss gently to combine.
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