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Sweet-Potato and Orange Foil Packs

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Recipe information

  • Total Time

    50 min

  • Yield

    10 to 12 servings

Ingredients

8 medium sweet potatoes (5 lb), left unpeeled, halved lengthwise and cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces
2 navel oranges, left unpeeled, thinly sliced
2 large red onions, peeled and trimmed (leaving root ends intact) and cut into ½-inch-thick wedges
1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, melted
¼ cup olive oil
1 cup golden raisins
⅓ cup honey
⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

Special Equipment

heavy-duty foil

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Prepare grill for cooking.

    Step 2

    Toss together sweet potatoes, oranges, onions, butter, oil, and salt and pepper to taste.

    Step 3

    Put a 2-foot-long double layer of foil on a work surface. Place half of sweet potato mixture in center and sprinkle with 1/2 cup raisins. Cover with a third sheet of foil and tightly roll up all sides to seal. Wrap packet in a fourth sheet of foil to ensure insulation. Make another packet with remaining vegetables and raisins.

    Step 4

    Put packets side by side directly on hot coals. Cover grill and open grill vents, then grill packets until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.

    Step 5

    While packets are grilling, stir together honey, lemon juice, and parsley. Remove packets from grill and carefully unwrap. Drizzle vegetables with honey mixture.

  2. Cooks' Notes

    Step 6

    Gas grill method: Put packets on grill rack and close lid. Roast with grill set to moderately low.

    Step 7

    Oven method: Toss potatoes, oranges, onions, raisins, butter, and oil together in a large shallow roasting pan. Cover tightly with foil and roast in a preheated 450°F oven until potatoes begin to soften, about 50 minutes. Uncover and roast until vegetables are browned in spots and tender, about 25 minutes more.

  3. Step 8

    Editor’s note: As a part of our archive repair project, this recipe has been updated to remove an outdated and offensive term for foil pack.

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