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Add the leek and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes.

Cook, undisturbed, about 20 minutes.. Use the spatula to scrape away the embers.Insert a cake tester or paring knife into 1 sweet potato to test for doneness.

(Likely the bottom part of the sweet potato that was resting on the bed of coals will be more cooked and charred than the top.)Use tongs to flip sweet potatoes over and bury them again in embers.Cook until sweet potatoes are tender throughout and caramel bubbles from cracks in the skin, 20 to 40 minutes.

Carefully lift sweet potatoes from coals, and place on a heatproof plate.Let cool 5 minutes; use a clean dish towel or pastry brush to wipe away any ashes or burned skin.

Transfer cleaned sweet potatoes to serving plates, or crack them into bite-size pieces with a bit of char on each..

, stemmed and caps thickly sliced.Brush pies generously with oil.

Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes, rotating pans after 12 minutes..Originally appeared: May 2018.Last week was my final shift at the.

restaurant I had worked in.for 10 years, two months, and nine days.