Does anybody know any good, unique sweet potato or yam recipes?!
I need one for a festival I'm having in my class!. However, don't suggest sweet potato pie, that one is so overused!. Thanks for any advice given! ;)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Recipes:
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Yams with Orange Glaze Recipe
Ingredients:
4 yams or sweet potatoes
1 cup orange juice
1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
salt to taste
Directions:
Cook yams, peel and slice into a baking dish!. Combine half of the orange juice with cornstarch and stir to dissolve starch!. Add remaining orange juice and other ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring constantly!. Simmer until thick and clear!. Pour glaze over the yams and serve!.
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CANDIED YAMS
4 3/4 pounds Yams
Water
2 Teaspoons Salt
Syrup Preparation
1/2 Cup Water -- Boiling
3/4 pound Brown Sugar
2 Cups Light Corn Syrup
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
Service
1 1/2 whole Oranges -- peel & section
[1) Wash Yams!. Place in Pot & cover with water!. Add 1 oz salt for each 3 gal water!. Bring to a Boil!. Boil for 15 minutes to loosen skins!. Remove from stove and cool under running water!.
Remove skins while Yams are still warm!.
Trim Yams to uniform serving size, 2 1/2" pieces!.
[2) Syrup preparation!.!.!.!.!.Combine all ingredients in sauce pot and bring to a boil!. Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes!.
Remove from heat!.
[3) Place Yams in lightly buttered oven proof dish!.
Cover 3/4 with Syrup!. Arrange Orange slices over Yams!.
Bake until Yams are done!.
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CANDIED YAMS II
A small amount of margarine and orange juice give these yams lots of flavor but little fat!.
3 medium yams (1 1/2 cups)
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp flour, sifted
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp orange peel
1 tbsp soft tub margarine
1/2 cup orange juice
1!. Cut yams in half and boil until tender but firm (about 20 minutes)!. When cool enough to handle, peel and slice into 1/4-inch thickness!.
2!. Combine sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and grated orange peel!.
3!. Place half of the sliced yams in a medium-sized casserole dish!. Sprinkle with spiced sugar mixture!.
4!. Dot with half the amount of margarine!.
5!. Add a second layer of yams, using the rest of the ingredients in the same order as above!. Add orange juice!.
6!. Bake uncovered in oven preheated to 350° F for 20 minutes!.
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BLACK CHERRY-YAM CASSEROLE
1 (40-ounce) can cut yams, drained
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup apricot nectar
1 (16-ounce) can pitted dark sweet cherries, drained
1 tablespoon margarine
METHOD:
Heat oven to 375°F!. Grease an 11" x 7" baking pan!.
Arrange yams in pan!.
In a saucepan, stir brown sugar, cornstarch, orange zest, salt, cinnamon, and ginger; stir in apricot nectar until smooth!.
Cook, stirring constantly, until simmering; simmer 2 minutes then remove from heat!.
Add pitted dark sweet cherries and margarine!.
Pour cherry mixture over yams!.
Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes at 375°F!.
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YAM FRIES
Ingredients
? 2 Tbsp!. olive oil
? 1 tsp!. salt
? 1 tsp!. pepper
? 1 tsp!. curry
? 1/2 tsp!. hot sauce
? 4 medium-sized yams, sliced like French fries
Directions
1!. In a large mixing bowl, combine oil, salt, pepper, curry, and hot sauce!.
2!. Stir in sliced yams!.
3!. When thoroughly coated, spread on lightly greased baking sheet!.
4!. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes, or until tender!.
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yams with spiced sorghum butter
If you can’t find sorghum syrup, a combination of honey and molasses works nicely!.
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
9 tablespoons sorghum syrup* or 1/2 cup clover honey plus 1 tablespoon robust-flavored (dark) molasses
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Large pinch of cayenne pepper
8 10- to 11-ounce yams (red-skinned sweet potatoes)
Directions:
Beat butter, sorghum syrup, cinnamon, cloves and cayenne in medium bowl to blend; season with salt!. (Can be prepared 5 days ahead!. Cover and refrigerate!. Bring mixture to room temperature before using!.)
Preheat oven to 350°F!. Rinse potatoes; pat dry!. Pierce each several times with fork; place on baking sheet!. Bake potatoes until tender, about 1 hour!.
Cut top of each potato lengthwise; press in ends to open top!. Spoon some sorghum butter into opening of each potato and serve!.
*Sorghum syrup (a juice extracted from cereal grass) is available at some natural foods stores
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Yams with Orange Glaze Recipe
Ingredients:
4 yams or sweet potatoes
1 cup orange juice
1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
salt to taste
Directions:
Cook yams, peel and slice into a baking dish!. Combine half of the orange juice with cornstarch and stir to dissolve starch!. Add remaining orange juice and other ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring constantly!. Simmer until thick and clear!. Pour glaze over the yams and serve!.
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CANDIED YAMS
4 3/4 pounds Yams
Water
2 Teaspoons Salt
Syrup Preparation
1/2 Cup Water -- Boiling
3/4 pound Brown Sugar
2 Cups Light Corn Syrup
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
Service
1 1/2 whole Oranges -- peel & section
[1) Wash Yams!. Place in Pot & cover with water!. Add 1 oz salt for each 3 gal water!. Bring to a Boil!. Boil for 15 minutes to loosen skins!. Remove from stove and cool under running water!.
Remove skins while Yams are still warm!.
Trim Yams to uniform serving size, 2 1/2" pieces!.
[2) Syrup preparation!.!.!.!.!.Combine all ingredients in sauce pot and bring to a boil!. Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes!.
Remove from heat!.
[3) Place Yams in lightly buttered oven proof dish!.
Cover 3/4 with Syrup!. Arrange Orange slices over Yams!.
Bake until Yams are done!.
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CANDIED YAMS II
A small amount of margarine and orange juice give these yams lots of flavor but little fat!.
3 medium yams (1 1/2 cups)
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp flour, sifted
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp orange peel
1 tbsp soft tub margarine
1/2 cup orange juice
1!. Cut yams in half and boil until tender but firm (about 20 minutes)!. When cool enough to handle, peel and slice into 1/4-inch thickness!.
2!. Combine sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and grated orange peel!.
3!. Place half of the sliced yams in a medium-sized casserole dish!. Sprinkle with spiced sugar mixture!.
4!. Dot with half the amount of margarine!.
5!. Add a second layer of yams, using the rest of the ingredients in the same order as above!. Add orange juice!.
6!. Bake uncovered in oven preheated to 350° F for 20 minutes!.
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BLACK CHERRY-YAM CASSEROLE
1 (40-ounce) can cut yams, drained
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup apricot nectar
1 (16-ounce) can pitted dark sweet cherries, drained
1 tablespoon margarine
METHOD:
Heat oven to 375°F!. Grease an 11" x 7" baking pan!.
Arrange yams in pan!.
In a saucepan, stir brown sugar, cornstarch, orange zest, salt, cinnamon, and ginger; stir in apricot nectar until smooth!.
Cook, stirring constantly, until simmering; simmer 2 minutes then remove from heat!.
Add pitted dark sweet cherries and margarine!.
Pour cherry mixture over yams!.
Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes at 375°F!.
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YAM FRIES
Ingredients
? 2 Tbsp!. olive oil
? 1 tsp!. salt
? 1 tsp!. pepper
? 1 tsp!. curry
? 1/2 tsp!. hot sauce
? 4 medium-sized yams, sliced like French fries
Directions
1!. In a large mixing bowl, combine oil, salt, pepper, curry, and hot sauce!.
2!. Stir in sliced yams!.
3!. When thoroughly coated, spread on lightly greased baking sheet!.
4!. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes, or until tender!.
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yams with spiced sorghum butter
If you can’t find sorghum syrup, a combination of honey and molasses works nicely!.
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
9 tablespoons sorghum syrup* or 1/2 cup clover honey plus 1 tablespoon robust-flavored (dark) molasses
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Large pinch of cayenne pepper
8 10- to 11-ounce yams (red-skinned sweet potatoes)
Directions:
Beat butter, sorghum syrup, cinnamon, cloves and cayenne in medium bowl to blend; season with salt!. (Can be prepared 5 days ahead!. Cover and refrigerate!. Bring mixture to room temperature before using!.)
Preheat oven to 350°F!. Rinse potatoes; pat dry!. Pierce each several times with fork; place on baking sheet!. Bake potatoes until tender, about 1 hour!.
Cut top of each potato lengthwise; press in ends to open top!. Spoon some sorghum butter into opening of each potato and serve!.
*Sorghum syrup (a juice extracted from cereal grass) is available at some natural foods stores
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This is an excellent recipe from my sister-in-law!. We normally put it in about a 9 x 9 pan, so double the recipe if putting it in a 9 x 13 or lasagna pan!. You want lots of top surface so you can spread the topping and everyone gets to enjoy the topping!
SWEET POTATO SOUFFLé
1-18 oz cans mashed sweet potatoes (or 4 cups baked & mashed)
1 c sugar
2 eggs (beaten)
? stick melted butter
? c milk
? t nutmeg
? cinnamon
Stir all of the above together and spread in baking dish!. Bake in 400 F oven for about 20 minutes then add topping and bake for 10 more minutes!.
Topping: ? c crushed corn flakes or Special K, ? c chopped pecans, ? stick melted butter, ? cup brown sugar
It's one of standard side dishes for Thanksgiving!Www@FoodAQ@Com
SWEET POTATO SOUFFLé
1-18 oz cans mashed sweet potatoes (or 4 cups baked & mashed)
1 c sugar
2 eggs (beaten)
? stick melted butter
? c milk
? t nutmeg
? cinnamon
Stir all of the above together and spread in baking dish!. Bake in 400 F oven for about 20 minutes then add topping and bake for 10 more minutes!.
Topping: ? c crushed corn flakes or Special K, ? c chopped pecans, ? stick melted butter, ? cup brown sugar
It's one of standard side dishes for Thanksgiving!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Get some yams (fresh preferred)!. Wash them, peel them, cut into big bite size chunks!. Place in a baking dish with butter and brown sugar!. Bake at 350 degrees until yams are soft!. Then add some mini marshmallows and bake until toasted lightly brown!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
twice baked sweet potatoes!.!.my mom made a variation of this once for thanksgiving!.!.!.its a hit!.Www@FoodAQ@Com