🏝️ Caribbean Vegetarian

Sweet Potato Steamed

Name: Sweet Potato Steamed
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 3 cloves, sliced Garlic; 4 slices Ginger; 3, shredded Spring Onions; 1 Lime; 2 tbsp Coconut Milk; 150 g Okra; 3 Sweet Potato; 1 tbsp Coconut Oil; 1 tbsp Fresh Thyme

🏝️ Caribbean

Delicately steamed sweet potato with aromatics poured over at the table — pure, clean caribbean flavour. 25 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 10 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Garlic3 cloves, sliced
Ginger4 slices
Spring Onions3, shredded
Lime1
Coconut Milk2 tbsp
Okra150 g
Sweet Potato3
Coconut Oil1 tbsp
Fresh Thyme1 tbsp

Instructions

1
Set up a steamer over simmering water and line the tray with the ginger slices.
2
Lay the sweet potato in a single layer, scatter over the garlic, and season lightly.
3
Steam until just cooked through — translucent and silky rather than dry.
4
Transfer to a warm plate, pour over the coconut milk, and top with spring onions.
5
Heat the Coconut Oil until it just smokes and pour it sizzling over everything at the table.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lime just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Jamaican Sweet Potato Pudding, Authentic!! · on YouTube