Need recipe for glazing on yams.?!
Answers: My niece is making Thanksgiving dinner this year, and she is going to use two large cans of Bruce's yams. She wants to make the syrup thick and candied, but doesn't want to use any marshmallows. I have never made them that way, and wondered if anyone could suggest how to get a good thick syrupy glaze to baste on them. Thanks.
Candied Yams
3 yams (peeled and thinly sliced)
1/4 cup margarine
3/4-1 1/2 cup sugar (depending on how sweet you want it)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup water
1 lemon, juice of (approx. 1 Tablespoon)
1 teaspoon nutmeg
Melt 1/2 of the margarine in a large pan.
Add the yams, sugar, salt, vanilla and water.
Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until tender.
Stir in the rest of the margarine, nutmeg and lemon juice.
Cook 10 minutes without the lid.
ORANGE GLAZED YAMS AND ONIONS
1/2 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. water
1/2 tsp. salt
8 med. yams cooked, peeled and halved (or 2 cans yams, drained)
1 lb. small white onions, peeled and cooked just tender (or 1 can)
1 orange, halved vertically and sliced thin
Melt butter in a large frying pan. Stir in brown sugar, water and salt. Heat slowly until melted. Arrange potatoes and onions in pan. Simmer basting often, for about 25 minutes or until glazed and golden. Add orange slices during last 5 minutes.
I always use syrup and brown sugar. Oh yummy. Hurry Thanksgiving hurry. Happy turkey day to you. :-)
Mix one cup of orange juice
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
and 1/4 cup of dried cranberries or cranberry sauce
heat in a pan until boiling
pour over onto canned yams in big frying pan
simmer UNCOVERED til sauce thickens.
Some people use a base of brown sugar & pineapple juice then simmer the yams in it until it thickens - about 20 minutes or so.
I'd say if you start with brown suggar you could add just about any liquid you want to it - depending on how you want the finished yams to taste. I've heard some people use honey, molasses, orange juice, corn syrup or just water.
To do this mix brown sugar and butter together and heat on the stove. Cook it up a bit for the thickening to happen. Drain the Yams! Then add your yams, carefully stir them cause they tend to fall apart.
A quick and yummy glaze can be orange marmalade. Heat some marmalade in a pan. Add the drained sweet potatoes. Stir gently. Or put them in the microwave, get them hot then spoon the orange marmalade over them.
A really thick pineapple jam makes a really tasty glaze, or try thick golden honey with slices of real pineapple and serve on red beans and rice - yummy!