BBQ Sweet Potatoes with Sour Cream, Bacon and Caramelised Pecans

03 Nov 2020

BBQ Sweet Potatoes with Sour Cream, Bacon and Caramelised Pecans

50 Minutes | easy | Serves 4

This is such a simple side dish to cook on the BBQ and there are so many different options for toppings. Contrasting flavours and textures work best; try using a creamy, salty cheese with fresh green chilli for example, or add pulled pork and your favourite vinegary BBQ sauce, to offset the sweetness of the potato.

Ingredients

  • 4 sweet potatoes
  • 150g bacon lardons
  • 100g pecans
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon soft brown sugar
  • Sour cream
  • Chives

Directions

1.

Light 2 gas burners

Light 2 gas burners of the Jupiter Outback BBQ, close the lid and heat to around 180C.

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2.

Prick the potatoes

Prick the potatoes with a fork, rub with a little oil and salt and pepper and place them on the opposite side to the gas burners, fairly close to the flames. Cook for around 1 hour, or until tender (cooking time will depend on the size of your potatoes).

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3.

Gently cook the lardons

While the potatoes are cooking, gently cook the lardons in a frying pan until crisp, set aside.​​​​​​​

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8.

Lightly toast the pecans

Lightly toast the pecans then set aside before roughly chopping. Combine the honey and brown sugar and heat in a frying pan and heat until the sugar dissolves. Tip in the pecans and stir to coat. Tip onto a piece of greaseproof paper and allow to cool.​​​​​​​

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5.

Once the potatoes are cooked

Once the potatoes are cooked, sliced them in the centre (without cutting all the way through) and top with the sour cream, bacon pieces, pecans and some chives. A healthy twist of black pepper and some flaky salt is essential, too.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Recipe Author

Recipe Author

Helen Graves

Helen Graves is an award-winning recipe, food and travel writer with a particular interest in barbecue. She writes freelance for many major food and drink publications and is editor of Pit, the UK's first independent magazine about live-fire cooking. Helen has created a series of exclusive recipes for Outback that focus on maximising flavour for the home cook using lots of spices, fresh herbs and BBQ techniques.

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