Recipes Side Dishes Potato Side Dishes Candied Sweet Potatoes with Bourbon 4.0 (2) 1 Review At Thanksgiving, these were the sweet potatoes you'd find at Anthony Bourdain's table. By Anthony Bourdain Updated on November 1, 2016 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Active Time: 20 mins Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Yield: 8 Ingredients 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/4 cup fresh apple cider 3 tablespoons bourbon Kosher salt Directions Preheat the oven to 400°. Grease a 9-by-13-inch glass or ceramic baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the butter. In a large saucepan of salted boiling water, blanch the sweet potatoes until barely tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain well. Spread them in the prepared baking dish in an even layer. In a small saucepan, melt the remaining 5 tablespoons of butter with the brown sugar. Whisk in the cider and bourbon, season with salt and bring to a boil. Cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour the mixture over the sweet potatoes and gently stir to coat. Bake the sweet potatoes until tender and the sauce is syrupy, 35 to 40 minutes. Whether you take your Thanksgiving sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top or not, they are really just dessert in disguise. And that alone makes them worthy of a spot towards the top of the list. Bobby Fisher Make Ahead The recipe can be prepared through Step 2 and refrigerated overnight. Bring to room temperature before baking. Rate it Print