Candied Yams – Too Therefore Proficient You’Ll Forget You’Re Eating Sweetness Potatoes

While it’s truthful the “yams” used inwards this gorgeous candied yams recipe are actually merely orange-fleshed sugariness potatoes, it’s besides truthful that no 1 cares, “yams” sounds better, in addition to takes less characters to percentage on Twitter. Like I said inwards the video, I alone mentioned it inwards illustration “that guy” is at your Thanksgiving.

I’m non a huge sugariness side dish person, but I produce brand an exception for these candied yams, since it’s, well, exceptional. Part of that, I believe, is using lemon instead of orangish juice, since nosotros conduct maintain enough of sweetness, in addition to what nosotros actually take away is some tartness for balance.

Speaking of sweetness, I similar to role a Grade B maple syrup, since it seems to conduct maintain a niggling deeper maple flavor; or at to the lowest degree that’s what Alton Brown said once, in addition to I believed him. Having said that, whatever existent maple syrup volition move merely fine.

This volition move our concluding video earlier the Thanksgiving holiday, in addition to I’ll move taking the side past times side few days off, in addition to thence merely a heads-up that I won’t move or in addition to thence to answer questions on the blog. I’m certain you’ll move fine. Anyway, I desire to wishing you lot all a really healthy, in addition to happy holiday, in addition to I actually produce promise you lot attain this a endeavor soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for 8 portions:

For the yams:

3 pounds yams, peeled, cutting inwards 2-inch pieces,

2 quarts mutual frigidity water

3 tablespoons kosher tabular array salt (or virtually five teaspoons of fine salt)

For the glaze:

4 tablespoon unsalted butter

1 loving cup chocolate-brown sugar

1/4 loving cup maple syrup

1/2 loving cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon terra firma ginger

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

pinch cayenne

salt to taste

chopped pecans, walnuts or pistachios for garnish