This side dish is the perfect blend of sweet and savory. Sweetness from the sweet potatoes and a bit of brown sugar, and savory from the soy sauce and lime juice. Perfect for the holidays or everyday dinners.
1tablespoonorange rindgrated rind from 1 medium orange
1-2tablespoonsgrated gingerheaping Tablespoon
1tablespoonsoy saucesecret ingredient: use good quality
1teaspoonkosher saltdecrease salt if your soy sauce is a salty variety
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425° F and grease or spray your baking dish.
Use a mandolin or a sharp knife to slice sweet potatoes into thin pieces. Try and make sure they are the same thickness so they will get done at the same time. Loosely measure out 10 cups of sliced sweet potatoes into a large bowl.
3 pounds sweet potatoes
Sprinkle flour over the sweet potatoes and get them coated as thoroughly as possible. Use your hands to mix the flour and potatoes and get in between the slices.
1/3 cup flour
Melt the butter in a small pot over medium low heat. When melted, stir in sugar, citrus rinds and juice, grated ginger, soy sauce and salt (add a pinch of pepper if you want). Whisk this together over the heat until sugar has dissolved and all ingredients are combined.
1/4 cup butter, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1 tablespoon lime rind, 2-3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, 1 tablespoon orange rind, 1-2 tablespoons grated ginger, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Pour the butter/sugar mixture over the sweet potatoes and toss together well (hands work best). Spoon everything into your prepared baking dish, cover and cook at 425°F for 60 minutes, or until tender. Remove from oven and let it rest for 10 minutes.
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Notes
*Notes: There are a huge range of soy sauces, from sweet to salty to no flavor. Buy the best variety that budget allows for this dish, as it makes a big difference in flavor.If you choose a salty variety of soy sauce, back off a bit on the kosher salt.**Want more like this? Subscribe to ourSunday newsletterto get recipes, gardening guides and diet help. Let’s go from Inspiration to Done!