Ember-Roasted Sweet Potatoes With Aged Feta

Ember-Roasted Sweet Potatoes With Aged Feta

Cheyenne Ellis. Cheyenne Ellis Cooked in hot coals until fluffy on the inside and charred on the outside, these sweet potatoes need little adornment—honey, briny feta, and chile flakes or hot sauce—to become a smoky, satisfying fireside treat. “When you cook with fire, you don’t want raging flames. You want well-controlled embers,” says chef Scott Clark, of Dad’s Luncheonette, so be sure to let your fire die down before burying the potatoes. If …

In recent years, sweet potatoes have made a powerful start, in puree, in fried or in chips. Its consumption has been multiplied by four in the last ten years. It often travels thousands of kilometres to arrive on our plates. However, France is capable of producing them. In several regions, marketers have embarked on this production. Species adapted to our climate have been developed in the country's largest sweet potato nursery. (Conso et tenden…