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Retro Rose's Legendary Stove Top Candied Sweet Potatoes
My Mom's Legendary Candied Sweet Potatoes with brown sugar, butter, orange and cinnamon.
Prep Time
20
minutes
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Cook Time
1
hour
hr
Total Time
1
hour
hr
20
minutes
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Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
8
Author:
Angela Roberts
Ingredients
2
sticks butter
2
cups
brown sugar
see notes
8
sweet potatoes
peeled
1
teaspoon
cinnamon
1
or 2 cinnamon sticks
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1/2
teaspoon
cloves
1/2
teaspoon
freshly ground nutmeg
1/2
cup
apple juice
1
teaspoon
salt
black pepper
1
large naval orange cut into 4 pieces
Instructions
Cut sweet potatoes across into 1/2 discs.
In a dutch oven (large enough to fit all sweet potatoes), melt the butter with brown sugar. Add cinnamon, ground cloves.
Add in sweet potatoes.
Squeeze oranges over potatoes. Put orange skins in pot.
Season with salt and pepper.
Add in cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, and apple juice, (can add water or orange juice). You will need to judge how necessary adding liquid is.
Cover and cook on low heat for about an hour, stirring every ten minutes or so.
Notes
substitute 1/4 cup brown sugar with 2 tablespoons maple syrup