Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar and Lime
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Everyday Food, November 2008
- Prep Time 10 minutes
- Total Time 30 minutes
- Yield Serves 6
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, such as safflower
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled, quartered, and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup canned reduced-sodium chicken broth or water
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions
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In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add sweet potatoes; cook, stirring once, until beginning to brown, 2 minutes.
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Add broth, packed brown sugar, and fresh lime juice; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook until crisp-tender, 10 minutes. Uncover, and cook over medium-high until sweet potatoes are tender and liquid is syrupy, 7 to 9 minutes more (there should be only a small amount of liquid remaining).
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Remove skillet from heat; add butter, and swirl skillet until melted. Season with salt and pepper.
DELICIOUS! truly a new favorite in my family. love the spice, the tangy lime - all of it! Thank you :)
This may be the best sweet potato recipe yet! Thank you!
Made this for Thanksgiving - phenomenal! My family wanted to cut back on sugar so we did this instead of the marshmallow-covered usual. Served with roasted duck, wild rice, stuffed mushrooms, duck gravy and fresh cranberry sauce. Thank you for this recipe!!