Candied Yams

So this recipe is for traditional candied yams. Some people baked their

yams. I boil mine. Yes, boil! This is an all stove top recipe.

Take 4-5 medium to large size yams

Peel the yams and cut them into, 1-inch pieces. Place a boiling pot of water on the stove and keep on high heat until the water come to a boil. Once the water is boiling, place the cut yams into the water. Turn the water to a medium heat and place a top over the pot and let the yams cook. It should take no longer than 30 minutes for the yams to get tender. You drain the water from the yams in the same pot they were boiled in. Add the following liberally.

1 cup of white sugar

1 cup of brown sugar

2 tablespoon of nutmeg

2 tablespoon of allspice

1 tablespoon of ginger

3 tablespoons of cinnamon

1/2 cup of thinly sliced salted butter

Once all of the ingredients have been even spread across the cooked yams. Add the top back to the pot. Turn heat down to low and let the yams cook on low for ten minutes (or until the sugar and spices have melted) 

You can enjoy the yams as is or add marshmallows. If you decide to add marshmallows see below.

Once the yams have absorbed all of the spices, you can and your marshmallows and replace the top the pot until the marshmallows are completely melted). 

Either way you decide the yams, with or without marshmallows, Enjoy!