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sweet potatoes

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Moe' Butcher
Alta Loma, CA

We love sweet potatoes. I cook them when ever I bake a ham, or chicken.

(1 rating)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Pan Fry

Ingredients For sweet potatoes

  • 3 lg
    yams
  • 1 15oz can
    pineapple, in own juice (not heavy syrup)
  • 1
    lemon
  • 1
    orange
  • 1
    tangerine
  • 1
    apple, granny smith, or fugi (a hard apple)
  • 3/4 c
    sparkling apple cider
  • 3 Tbsp
    maple syrup
  • 4 Tbsp
    turbinado or dark brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    dark molasses
  • 1/2 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp
    allspice
  • 1/2 tsp
    cloves
  • 1 - 2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1/4 tsp
    pepper
  • 1/4 - 1/2 tsp
    salt, to taste

How To Make sweet potatoes

  • 1
    Peel and slice sweet potatoes into rounds, place in cold water. SET ASIDE.
  • 2
    ZEST orange and lemon. Squeeze juice of orange, lemon and tangerine.
  • 3
    Peel, core and slice apples. Pour 1/4 cup of lemon juice over apples. Add zest of lemon & orange. POUR orange & tangerine juice over apples & stir well. SET ASIDE
  • 4
    In a large pot over medium heat, mix Pineapples w/ juice, maple syrup, brown sugar, molasses, and all spices together. Stir well to mix. Bring to a slow boil, cook for 10 minutes
  • 5
    Add sweet potato slices and cook until JUST tender ~about 10 minutes. Add apples, cook 10 minutes more!
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