Sweet Yams In Orange Liqueur Recipes

ORANGE YAMS COLONIAL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325° F.
• Boil the yams in a covered pan of water until tender. Drain; drop in cold water and then slip off the skins. Rinse the cooked yams, chop and put in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the butter, honey and orange juice/zest. Add to the yams and toss gently.
• Spoon into a buttered casserole dish. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until golden.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES WITH ORANGE JUICE

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender but not mushy, 18 to 20 minutes. Drain. Peel sweet potatoes and cut in half lengthwise. Discard skins.
• Combine brown sugar, butter, orange juice, salt, and cloves in a large skillet or electric frying pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes until syrupy. Arrange potato halves in the syrup and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove cloves from syrup before serving, if you wish.

AMARETTO YAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Mix crushed cookies with 1/2 cup butter in a bowl. Mash sweet potatoes with 1/4 cup butter in separate bowl; add brown sugar, marmalade, amaretto liqueur, and ginger to sweet potatoes. Mix well. Pour sweet potato mixture into a 9x9-inch baking dish; top with cookie mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and bubbling, about 30 minutes.

MASHED YAMS IN ORANGE CUPS

Steps:

• Pierce each yam all over with fork. Working in 2 batches, cook yams in microwave 15 minutes. Turn yams over; cook until tender, about 12 minutes longer. Cut yams in half; scoop pulp into bowl. Add 3/4 cup marshmallow creme, butter, and syrup; mash until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk in eggs. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut thin slice from top and bottom of each orange to make flat surfaces. Cut oranges in half. Scoop out pulp; reserve for another use. Place orange cups on 2 baking sheets. Divide yam mixture equally among cups. Top each with dollop of marshmallow creme and 2 pecan halves. Bake until beginning to brown, about 30 minutes.

YAMS IN ORANGE SHELLS

Steps:

• Cut oranges in half, then carefully scoop out the pulp, keeping the orange shells intact.
• Remove membrane from oranges, then chop/dice the pulp, & set it aside.
• In a large saucepan, cook unpeeled, washed yams 40-45 minutes or until tender.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Drain & peel yams.
• Mash yams together with the butter & preserves.
• Fold in the orange pulp, then season to taste with salt.
• Spoon yam mixture into the orange shells, & bake 15 minutes until heated through.

YAMS ( SWEET POTATOES ) COINTREAU

Steps:

• Cook yams in boiling water to cover for 30 minutes or until tender.
• Drain and allow to cool enough so they can be handled; peel. Mash yams and stir in Cointreau, margarine, salt, and pepper.
• Garnish with parsley.

SWEET AND SOUR YAMS

Steps:

• In a frying pan, heat all but 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. In batches, fry yam slices on each side until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Add onions to the pan; add sugar and cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Add vinegar, water and pepper. Scrape pan well to combine the browned bits; continue to simmer for 5 minutes until mixture is reduced by half. Remove from heat.
• Use remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil to grease a shallow baking dish. Carefully fan yam slices in rows. Drizzle vinegar and onion mixture evenly over yams. The dish can be covered and refrigerated for one day.
• Before serving, warm the yams in a 350-degree oven for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with mint and serve.

ORANGE LIQUOR YAMS

Steps:

• Directions Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Scrub and dry the potatoes, then prick several times with a fork and place onto a baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, about 1 hour. Remove and allow to cool briefly. Cut the ends off the yams and discard; transfer the yams to a large bowl. Add the honey, melted butter, cardamom, cinnamon, tangerine juice, and orange liqueur to the yams. Beat with a hand-held electric mixer until combined.