Truly Candied Yams (Sweet Potatoes) Recipe

Name: Truly Candied Yams (Sweet Potatoes) Recipe
Ingredients: 2 1/2 pounds (1.1kg) sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rounds; 1 cup light brown sugar (about 7 ounces, lightly packed; 200g); 1/4 cup unsalted butter (2 ounces; 60g); 1/2 cup (120ml) water; 1 tablespoon (12g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use about half as much by volume or the same weight; 1 tablespoon (15ml) apple cider vinegar; 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

Truly Candied Yams (Sweet Potatoes) Recipe was pinched from <a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2017/11/candied-yams-sweet-potatoes-recipe.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.seriouseats.com.</a>

"[Photograph: Vicky Wasik] Candied yams are a classic of the Southern table, but most recipes suffer from a fatal flaw: a sauce that breaks into sugar and grease in the oven. With a couple simple but critical adjustments, we can fix that, for yams that are silky, tender, and glazed in a syrupy lacquer...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 1/2 pounds (1.1kg) sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rounds

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1 cup light brown sugar (about 7 ounces, lightly packed; 200g)

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1/4 cup unsalted butter (2 ounces; 60g)

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1/2 cup (120ml) water

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1 tablespoon (12g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use about half as much by volume or the same weight

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1 tablespoon (15ml) apple cider vinegar

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1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1/8 teaspoon ground allspice

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1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

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