Name: Candied Yams
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1½ lb (700g) yams(sweet potatoes); 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg; 1 teaspoon cornflour mixed with a little water; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 4 oz (110g) sugar; 2 teaspoons butter

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's American Pie

By Keith Floyd

Published 1989

About

I borrowed this recipe from Buntyn’s Restaurant in Memphis.

Ingredients

1½ lb (700g) yams(sweet potatoes)
2 teaspoons butter

Method

Peel the yams and cut into slices 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick. Boil in water for about 20 minutes like ordinary potatoes until just cooked. Strain off most of the water, then add the butter, sugar, cornflour and water mixture, nutmeg and vanilla essence and mix gently but thoroughly. Simmer for 5 6 minut