Candied Sweet Potatoes with Orange Juice
Ingredients
- 6 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup orange juice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 whole cloves, or more to taste
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Instructions
- 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.
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