Candied Sweet Potatoes with Bourbon

Name: Candied Sweet Potatoes with Bourbon
Total time: 80 min
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

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At Thanksgiving, these were the sweet potatoes you'd find at Anthony Bourdain's table.

By Anthony Bourdain

Updated on November 1, 2016

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.