2000s Recipes + Menus
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Serves8
- Active Time:15 min
- Start to Finish:1 1/4 hr
November 2006
- 3 pounds large sweet potatoes, peeled and halved crosswise
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup bourbon
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Preheat oven to 375°F.
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Cut each potato half lengthwise into fourths. Steam potatoes on a steamer rack set over boiling water, covered, until just tender, 10 to 15 minutes, then cool, uncovered. Transfer to a buttered 3-quart shallow baking dish.
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Simmer brown sugar, butter, water, and salt, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved and syrup is thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in bourbon to taste. Drizzle syrup over potatoes and bake in middle of oven, basting occasionally, until syrup is thickened, about 1 1/4 hours.
Cooks' note: Sweet potatoes may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Reheat before serving.
- Keywords
- thanksgiving,
- potato,
- vegetarian
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