Glazed Yams Recipes

GLAZED YAMS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Arrange yams in an ungreased shallow baking dish.
• Combine remaining ingredients; drizzle over yams.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes or until glazed and thoroughly heated.
• (If desired, omit the brown sugar and add 1/3 cup maple syrup).
• To make ahead, combine all ingredients. Cover, and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Increase baking time to 30-45 mins).

CLASSIC CANDIED YAMS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Layer sweet potato slices in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium. Add sugars, stirring until well combined. Stir in cream; cook, stirring often, just until mixture comes to a simmer, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
• Pour sugar mixture evenly over sweet potatoes, and cover with lightly greased aluminum foil.
• Bake, covered, in preheated oven, about 40 minutes. Uncover and gently stir potato mixture. Bake, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, 25 to 30 more minutes. Transfer potatoes to a serving bowl with a slotted spoon; pour syrup over potatoes. Serve immediately.

CHEF JOHN'S CANDIED YAMS

Steps:

• Stir salt into 2 quarts cold water in a large pot. Transfer sweet potato pieces to pot and place over high heat; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are not quite tender but still cooked, 5 to 7 minutes. Use the tip of a knife to test for doneness. Drain.
• Place brown sugar, butter, lemon juice, maple syrup, ginger, cinnamon, cayenne, and pinch of salt in a skillet. Place over medium-high heat, stirring until glaze ingredients melt and start bubbling. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to thicken up, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Transfer drained sweet potatoes to skillet. Raise heat to high and cook and stir until potatoes are coated with glaze and very tender, and glaze has thickened, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to serving dish; garnish with chopped nuts.

CANDIED YAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place sweet potatoes in a medium baking dish. Distribute butter pieces evenly over the sweet potatoes. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Layer with miniature marshmallows.
• Bake in the preheated oven 25 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are tender and marshmallows have melted.

GLAZED YAMS

Steps:

• Peel yams and slice into 1/8 inch thick circles. Pierce each slice with a fork.
• Place yams in large stock pot. Cover with water just until submerged.
• Add sugar, wine, vanilla extract and nutmeg. Stir to incorporate.
• Cover. Refrigerate over night. (it is even better if you allow it to sit for two days).
• Preheat oven to 375.
• Remove the yams from the water. Place on paper towels to drain. Do not discard the marinade.
• Melt butter and allow to cool.
• Place yams in large mixing bowl. Pour butter over yams. Add orange zest and toss to coat.
• Place yams in single layers on cookie sheet coated with olive oil. Bake for 25 minutes or just until tender switching to broil for the last five minutes of cooking. Check for tenderness. Do not over cook. They should not be mushy.
• Glaze:.
• Place one cup of the marinade into a sauce pan.
• Add three tablespoons of splenda brown sugar 1 tablespoon of nutmeg.
• 1/4 cup of sutter home zinfandel wine. Stir and cook until reduced. About 15 to 20 minutes. When thickend, remove from heat and add 1 tablespoon of butter.
• Serve three slices of yams (1/2 cup) w/ glaze drizzled on top or make a nice pattern on the plate.
• Alternative glaze: 8 or 10 year old modena balsamic vinegar.