Lightly Candied Sweet Potatoes

By srumbel

To dress up sweet potatoes I do just a little bit more.
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Ingredients

• sweet potatoes
• baking spray
• olive oil
• butter
• brown sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Begin by scrubbing and drying the sweet potatoes.
Arrange on a silicone or foil covered shallow baking pan.
Apply a light mist of baking spray or rub each potato with shortening or olive oil.
Using a sharp pairing knife, poke through the skins on the top of the potatoes.
Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for about 30 minutes (depending of the size) until just barely tender.
Remove from oven and allow to cool until easy to handle.
Make a small slit in the skin; remove and discard.
Cut each potato into uniform slices.

Heat a large frying pan (or two if making a large amount as I did) over medium heat.
Melt a teaspoon of butter; add the potato slices and cook until the the edges get a nice browned edge and are tender but not mushy.
Reduce heat; season with salt and pepper, grated nutmeg and sprinkle with brown sugar.
Add a splash of orange juice and gently turn until brown sugar is melted and potatoes have a thin glaze.
Transfer to a serving dish and top with snipped parsley.

If you like a thicker glaze with more juice coating your sweet potatoes, you can add additional butter and brown sugar.