Caribbean Skillet Sweet Potatoes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mccormick jamaican jerk spice

Recipe

• 1 cook sweet potatoes in boiling, salted water until just tender.
• 2 drain well and set aside.
• 3 heat oil in large skillet.
• 4 add red bell pepper and onion and mix well.
• 5 allow vegetables to carmelize in pan, but do not burn.
• 6 this takes about 3 to 5 minutes.
• 7 add sweet potatoes back to the pan.
• 8 combine sugar, juices and seasonings in a small bowl.
• 9 pour juice mixture over vegetables in pan and toss gently to coat.
• 10 cook over medium heat until liquid reduces and is syrupy, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• 11 i don't use the mccormicks seasoning, just because i have always used wild oats caribbean seasoning.
• 12 if you have a favorite brand, use it.
• 13 just stay away from the ones with sugar as an ingredient.
• 14 this freezes very well and i always make 3 or 4 batches at once in my dutch oven.