Ingredients for - Candied Sweet Potatoes with Orange Juice

1. Sweet potatoes 6 medium
2. Packed brown sugar 1 cup
3. Unsalted butter ½ cup
4. Orange juice ¼ cup
5. Salt ½ teaspoon
6. Whole cloves, or more to taste 4

How to cook deliciously - Candied Sweet Potatoes with Orange Juice

1 . Stage

Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender but not mushy, 18 to 20 minutes. Drain. Peel sweet potatoes and cut in half lengthwise. Discard skins.

2 . Stage

Combine brown sugar, butter, orange juice, salt, and cloves in a large skillet or electric frying pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes until syrupy. Arrange potato halves in the syrup and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove cloves from syrup before serving, if you wish.