Makes
About 2 pounds (907.2 g)Special Tools
Ingredients
Method
- Fire up. Prepare a charcoal grill for indirect cooking by placing a chimney full of lit charcoal briquets on one side of the grill's charcoal grate in order to create direct and indirect cooking zones. Adjust the smoker or grill vents to bring the ambient temperature to about 325°F (162.8°C). On a gas grill, adjust the temperature knobs so that one half of the grill is off and the other half is heated enough to maintain a temperature of approximately 325°F (162.8°C) on the indirect side.
- Prep. As the grill comes to temperature, cut each sweet potato in half lengthwise and wrap each half in a single layer of aluminum foil.
- Cook. Place the foil wrapped sweet potatoes on the main cooking grate as far away from the heat source as possible. Cover the grill, and allow the sweet potatoes to cook until the flesh is fork tender, about 1 hour.
- Remove the foil wrapped sweet potatoes from the grill and add 2 to 3 chunks of your favorite smoking wood to the hotter side of the grill. For a gas grill, fill a smoking box or smoking pouch with wood chips and add to the grill.
- Once the wood begins to smoke, remove the sweet potato halves from the foil and set them cut side up on the cooler side of the grill. Set the lid on the grill with the top vent fully open and positioned directly above the sweet potato halves in order to force the smoke over and around them.
- Allow the sweet potatoes to smoke for 15 minutes. Remove from the grill.
- Use a spoon to scoop the soft flesh from the sweet potato skins. Place the sweet potato flesh, butter, maple syrup, and Sriracha in a stand mixer fitted with the flat beater, and beat on medium speed until smooth. You can also mash everything together by hand in a large mixing bowl.
- Serve. Add kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
Notes
About the salt. Remember, kosher salt is half the concentration of table salt so if you use table salt, use half as much. Click here to read more about salt and how it works.