Sweet Potatoes With Orange Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled, sliced in 1 inch thick
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon orange zest, grated
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper
• 2 green onions, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 spread slices of sweet potatoes in a greased metal dish of 13 inches x 9 inches. set aside.
• 2 in a measuring cup, mix brown sugar, butter, orange zest and juice, ginger, salt, pepper. cover and heat in microwave, at high power, for about 1 minute or until butter has melted and brown sugar is dissolved. mix well and pour on the sweet potatoes.
• 3 cook in a preheated oven of 375 f for about 45 minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender (baste with orange glaze sometimes during cooking). keep cooking under preheated grill for about 3 minutes or until sweet potatoes are golden and glazed. when ready to serve, sprinkle with green onions.