Caramelized Sweet Potatoes
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Recipe type: Side Dish
Serves: serves 4
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 medium yams or sweet potatoes, peeled, cut lengthwise, and each cut into ½-inch wedges
  • 3 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice
  • ¼ cup light-brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • Zest of 1 orange
Preparation Instructions
  1. In a large pan, melt the butter.
  2. Once melted add the potatoes and toss until coated in the butter.
  3. Pour in 1 cup water and the orange juice, cover and cook until soft.
  4. Add the sugars and salt and pepper, toss until coated and then let sit and cook until it caramelizes, tossing once in a while just to keep it from burning.
  5. Once the caramel is bubbly and thick, sprinkle with the orange zest and serve.
Recipe by Foods of Our Lives at https://www.foodsofourlives.com/2010/12/caramelized-sweet-potatoes/