Lemon Glazed Sweet Potatoes

By jgreghenry Published May 25, 2010

Description

Sweet potatoes and lemon are a terrific combination. Roasting and glazing them adds a great variety of textures too.

Prep time: 45 minutes

Yield:1 ()

Ingredients:

2 c fresh lemon juice
2 c sugar
1 T lemon zest
5 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
2 T olive oil
0 salt and pepper, to taste

Summary

Yield	Servings
Source	Bobby Flay
Prep time	45 minutes
Recipe	Side Dish
Ingredients	lemon zest lemon juice sugar sweet potatoes olive oil

Directions

Combine juice, sugar and zest in a small non-reactive pan and reduce to 1/2 cup. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Toss sweet potatoes in oil and put them into large ovenproof skillet. Do not crowd them use two skillets if necessary. Roast, tossing occasionally until lightly golden brown and just cooked through, about 35 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and place on a burner over medium heat. Add the glaze to the potatoes and toss to coat evenly. Saute potatoes until all are glazed.