Cranberry Orange Sauced Sweet Potatoes Food

CRANBERRY-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients into a saucepan over medium heat and simmer until the cranberries burst and the sauce thickens, about 15 to 20 minutes. Serve at room temperature or cool and refrigerate. Remove the cinnamon stick before serving.

ORANGE SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until tender. Drain. When potatoes are cool, peel and cut into 1/2-in. slices. Arrange in a greased shallow 3-qt. baking dish; set aside., In a large saucepan, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch, salt and cinnamon. Stir in the orange juice, honey, butter, water and orange zest. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in walnuts. , Pour mixture over the potatoes. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes or until heated through.

CRANBERRY-GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• On a baking sheet, toss together the sweet potatoes, oil and some salt and pepper. Roast until the potatoes are golden brown and cooked through, 30 to 40 minutes.
• In the meantime, in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, reduce the cranberry juice by half. Add the brown sugar, butter and cinnamon, stirring to dissolve and incorporate.
• When the potatoes come out of the oven, add them to a large bowl. Pour the glaze over top and toss to coat completely. Serve topped with the toasted almonds.

BAKED SWEET POTATOES IN ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare and butter a shallow 3-quart baking dish.
• Arrange the potato slices overlapping in rows in the baking dish; set aside.
• In a small saucepan combine sugar, cornstarch and salt.
• Stir in orange juice until well blended; bring to a boil, and cook stirring constantly for about 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and add in butter, and orange peel, and mix until butter has melted.
• Pour over the sweet potatoes in the baking dish (at this point you can cover and set aside until ready to bake later on).
• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Bake covered for about 45-50 minutes.
• Uncover and baste with sauce, then bake (uncovered) for another 15-20 minutes, or until the potato slices are cooked to desied tenderness (this might take more than 20 minutes).
• When serving, arrange the orange slices around the dish if desired.
• Delicious!

CRANBERRY ORANGE SAUCED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Wash sweet potatoes; pat dry. Prick with a fork; place in a shallow baking dish. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until soft. During the last 10 minutes of baking, prepare sauce.
• Melt shortening in medium saucepan (or place oil in saucepan). Add brown sugar, salt, orange juice and water, stirring over low heat until sugar dissolves. Add cranberries; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 5 minutes or until cranberries start to pop.
• Stir cornstarch mixture into cranberries; cook, stirring constantly, until sauce comes to a boil. Reduce heat and cook 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture is slightly thickened.
• Make a lengthwise cut in the center of each potato; press open from bottom. Place sweet potatoes on serving platter. Top each with cranberry sauce.

SWEET POTATO CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Place sweet potato in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or just until tender. Drain; set aside., In a food processor, combine the cranberries, orange, sugar and jalapeno if desired; cover and process until finely chopped. Transfer to a bowl; stir in the sweet potato, pecans, cilantro, salt and cinnamon. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

CRANBERRY-GLAZED ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the sweet potatoes in a buttered casserole dish (use a baking dish large enough to hold the potatoes).
• In a small saucepan, combine cranberry sauce, orange juice, sugar, melted butter; bring to a boil, reduce heat and gently simmer for about 8 minutes (you will have to break up the cranberry jelly with a fork to smooth out).
• Pour the mixture over the potatoes in the baking dish; toss gently to combine and coat.
• Bake for about 20 minutes until the potatoes and carrots are desired texture and they are heated through.
• Delicious!