Honey and Chipotle Roasted Sweet Potato Spears

Name: Honey and Chipotle Roasted Sweet Potato Spears
Yield: Serves 10 as a Side Dish
Ingredients: ½ cup/115 g plus 1 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature; 4 lb/1.8 kg. medium sweet potatoes, peeled, halved crosswise, and then cut into ½-in/12-mm wedges; 1 tsp. kosher or fine sea salt; 1 tsp. chipotle chile powder; ½ cup/120 ml. honey; ⅓ cup/75 ml. fresh lime juice

Preparation info

Serves
10
as a Side Dish

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Roots

By Diane Morgan

Published 2012

About

Here, I have given a traditional food an interesting cultural twist. The ingredients—chipotle chile powder, lime juice, honey—reflect the flavors of Southwestern cuisine. This recipe is terrific for the Thanksgiving table or for any fall or wintertime meal.

Ingredients

4 lb/1.8 kg. medium sweet potatoes, peeled, halved crosswise, and then cut into ½-in/12-mm wedges
½ cup/

Side dish
Vegetarian
Thanksgiving
Gluten-free

Method

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400°F/200°C/gas 6. Put the sweet potatoes in a large bowl. Coat a large rimmed baking sheet with the 1 tbsp.