2000s Recipes + Menus
Sweet Potato and Orange Hobo Packs
Serves10 to 12
- Active time:20 min
- Start to finish:50 min
October 2000
- 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 1/2-inch-thick wedges
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
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Special equipment:
heavy-duty foil
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Prepare grill for cooking.
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Toss together sweet potatoes, oranges, onions, butter, oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
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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.
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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.
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While packets are grilling, stir together honey, lemon juice, and parsley. Remove packets from grill and carefully unwrap. Drizzle vegetables with honey mixture.
Cooks’ notes:
- Gas grill method: Put packets on grill rack and close lid. Roast with grill set to moderately low.
- 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.
- Keywords
- chris schlesinger,
- vegetarian,
- camping,
- grilling,
- fruit