This recipe was created for my ten-year-old friend and cooking student, Evan Chender, who used it for his Thanksgiving feast one year. Fresh ginger really spices up the sweet, meltingly tender yams.
Recipe information
Yield
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Step 2
Peel and halve the yams crosswise. Cut each half lengthwise into 4 wedges.
Step 3
Place the yams in a baking dish that will hold them in a snug single layer.
Step 4
Tuck the orange zest and cinnamon sticks among the yams.
Step 5
In a bowl, whisk together the orange juice, maple syrup, oil, lemon juice, ginger, and salt. (Note: if you're using butter, omit it in this step, but dot the assembled casserole with small pieces of it before it goes into the oven.) Pour the mixture over the yams.
Step 6
Bake for 1 1/4 hours, basting every 15 minutes, until the yams are tender and glazed and the pan juices are syrupy.
Step 7
Remove the orange zest and cinnamon sticks before serving.
