Name: The Best Candied Yams
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 pounds garnet or ruby sweet potatoes (yams), peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks -; Salt -; 2 cups orange juice -; 1-1 1/4 cups brown sugar -; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger -; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon -; 4 tablespoons butter -

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10 min.

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Ingredients for - The Best Candied Yams

1. 3 pounds garnet or ruby sweet potatoes (yams), peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks -

2. Salt -

3. 2 cups orange juice -

4. 1-1 1/4 cups brown sugar -

5. 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger -

6. 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon -

7. 4 tablespoons butter -

How to cook deliciously - The Best Candied Yams

1. Stage

Boil the sweet potatoes: Place the cut sweet potatoes in a pot and cover with a couple inches of cold water. Bring to a boil and add a generous pinch of salt. Boil the sweet potatoes for 5-10 minutes, or until you can just pierce them with the tines of a fork, but not fully cooked (you will continue to cook in the next step). Drain and set aside.

2. Stage

Simmer the remaining ingredients: Mix the remaining ingredients (orange juice, brown sugar, ground ginger, cinnamon, butter) in a shallow, wide sauté pan and bring to a boil on high heat.

3. Stage

Add sweet potatoes, cook until sauce reduces to a syrup: Add the sweet potatoes and coat well with the sauce. Boil on high heat until the sauce reduces to a syrup, about 10 minutes. Serve hot. Did you love the recipe? Give us some stars and leave a comment below!