Jamaican Street Food at Home | Roast Yam and Sweet Potato

salted fish

🥗Healthier: smoked fish

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Smoked fish offers a similar flavor profile with less salt.

yam

🥗Healthier: butternut squash

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Butternut squash provides a sweet flavor while being lower in calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier but can be more expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a unique flavor and is dairy-free.

Cut half of the yam and sweet potato.

Wash the yam and sweet potato.

Make slits in the yam and sweet potato to help them cook quicker.

Wrap the yam and sweet potato in foil and place them in the oven.

Soak the salted fish to remove excess salt.

After an hour, test the yam and sweet potato for doneness and cook for an additional half hour if needed.

Remove the foil for the last 5 minutes of cooking to dry out the outside.

Place the salted fish on foil and put it in the oven for about 5 minutes to crisp up.

Sauté onion, tomatoes, and red peppers for 3 minutes in the oven.

Add black pepper to the sautéed mixture.

Peel the yam and sweet potato after cooking and place them in a serving dish.

Top with butter so it melts over the hot yam and sweet potato.

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