Quick, Yummy Holiday Yams
Ingredients:
- 4 pounds yams
- 1/3 cup maple syrup (grade B)
- 2 juicy navel oranges
- 1/3 cup Virgin Coconut Oil
- large pinch cardamom or to taste
Directions:
Rinse yams and trim ends and any bad parts, but do not peel otherwise. Cut into 1/3-inch slices.
Steam yams in hot, filtered water for about 15 minutes in a covered pot. Remove from heat and remove lid; let cool a couple of minutes. Drain, reserving about 1/2 cup of cooking liquid.
Place yams back into cooking pot and add reserved liquid and maple syrup. Zest oranges, adding about 1 teaspoon of zest to yams. Juice oranges over yams. Using a spoon, dig out any orange pulp and add that as well. Stir in coconut oil. Cover and cook for 1–2 minutes just until oil melts.
Raise heat to high and cook for about 2 minutes longer, stirring gently until liquid evaporates. Add cardamom and stir gently.
Recipe submitted by Simi, Los Angeles, CA
