Sweet Potato Packets

Name: Sweet Potato Packets
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons sesame seeds; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 sweet potatoes ( 3/4 pound each), peeled and sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 3 scallions, cut into 1-inch lengths; Salt and freshly ground pepper

7 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

3 tablespoons sesame seeds
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 sweet potatoes ( 3/4 pound each), peeled and sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
3 scallions, cut into 1-inch lengths
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350.
2

In a small skillet, toast the sesame seeds over moderate heat, stirring, until fragrant and golden, about 2 minutes.
3

Set out six 16-by-12-inch sheets of foil, shiny side down, with the shorter edges facing you.
4

Spread about 1 teaspoon of the butter in the center of the bottom half of each sheet.
5

Mound the sweet potatoes on the buttered areas and sprinkle with the sesame seeds, soy sauce, garlic and scallions.
6

Season with salt and pepper and dot with the remaining butter.
7

Fold over the top of the foil to enclose the potatoes and crimp the edges to seal.
8

Slide the 6 packets onto 2 large baking sheets and bake for 30 minutes, reversing the pans halfway through, until the packets are puffed and the potatoes are tender.
9

Transfer to plates and serve.