Sunday Morning Cajun Music and Cookin'

I haven’t yet been able to make candied yams the way I’d like. Any method you can share?

I'll post a step by step of pictures for you tomorrow.

Looks real nice. Great work.

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I haven’t yet been able to make candied yams the way I’d like. Any method you can share?

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Alright, here you go..........

The fresher the sweet potato the better. I used 4 medium sized potatoes and a Magnalite pan. You want to use a somewhat deep heavy pan. You don't want to overcrowd the pan.

Peel your potatoes and cut them into about bite sized chunks. Not too big and not too small.



I layer them in the pot as I cut them up to have the right amount.(Only peel and cut them right before you're ready to cook them. If too early they will start to turn brown. You can put them in a bowl of water to prevent browning but strain and dry them well at the start of cooking or the extra water won't allow the sugar to "candy" during cooking. They will make a thinner syrup like canned sweet potatoes.

Ready to cook.... put the potatoes in you pan over a medium/low heat. No butter or oil! Sprinkle a cup to a 1.5 cups of white sugar over the potatoes. Some people use brown sugar but the molasses still in the brown sugar will like water keep it from making the candied syrup.



Sprinkle cinnamon over the potatoes(I do this by sight)you can use as little or more as you like. Sometimes I'll sprinkle just a little nutmeg but be careful if you do as nutmeg has a strong flavor.

As the sugar starts to melt the sweet potatoes will release liquid. Keep an eye on them to keep from burning and you want to stir and flip the chunks pf potatoes as they cook. After a few minutes you'll see them begin to soften.



You will see the sugar and liquid begin to "candy" and thicken. Keep watching and stir frequently and you'll know when they are done. If you want more of the "C
candy" just add more white sugar. Oh, almost forgot also when you initially add the sugar ad about 2 or 3 tablespoons of vanilla.



That's it! It's not a rocket science kind of cook and they usually go fast.

Enjoy!!!

Thanks! I guess my issue is I haven't tried fresh sweet potatoes yet. I've only tried it about 3 times, but it was always with canned yams. I'm going to try the fresh soon.