Melting Sweet Potatoes

These caramelized potatoes will melt in your mouth with a crisp, sweet exterior that are velvety, tender inside. Pair them with just about anything from turkey, to pork, to a juicy steak! This recipe serves 2 people but can easily be doubled or tripled.

Ingredients:

1 large sweet potato (about 3/4 lb) sliced in 1" rounds, unpeeled

1 tbsp butter, melted

1 tbsp olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup beef broth

1 1/2 tsps honey

1 tsp sweet chili oil

2 garlic cloves, slivered 

Preheat the oven to 500°F. Combine the melted butter, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl then add the potato slices and mix to coat. Place the slices in a 9 X 9" metal baking pan (not glass), making sure there is space between each slice, and drizzle any remaining oil/butter on top. Roast for 12-15 minutes then flip them over and return to the oven for another 12-15 minutes. Whisk the broth, honey and sweet chili oil together and pour over the sweet potato slices. Sprinkle the garlic slivers around and back to the oven for yet another 12-15 minutes or until golden, tender and just a little bit charred on the edges. Serves 2

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Spiced Pears and Sweet Potatoes

This unexpected pairing will surprise you with it's sweet, buttery nuttiness. Cut the pears into larger wedges than the sweet potatoes to help everything cook evenly. If you love pears and you love sweet potatoes, you won't be disappointed!

Ingredients:

4 large firm pears, like Bosc

2 large sweet potatoes

1 cup butter, melted

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp allspice

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup honey, divided

1/2 cup pecans

Cut pears in half and core then into 8 wedges each. No need to peel. Cut the sweet potatoes into 1/2" wedges. Combine the pears and sweet potatoes with melted butter in a large bowl. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and salt and toss to coat. Put everything on a large lined baking sheet and bake at 375°F for 20 minutes. Flip and return to the oven for another 15-20 minutes or until pears are tender.
Drizzle with half the honey and broil 1-2 minutes to brown.

Remove to a serving dish, spoon in the melted butter from the pan, drizzle with the remaining honey and top with pecans.

Serves 8

Adapted from buythiscookthat.com

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