Candied Sweet Potatoes with Orange Juice
Description
Orange juice, brown sugar, and butter slowly simmer into a sweet candied syrup that really knocks mom's holiday sweet potatoes right out of the park.
Ingredients
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6 medium sweet potatoes
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1/2 cup unsalted butter
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1/4 cup orange juice
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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4 whole cloves, or more to taste
Directions
1
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
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.