Glazed Sweet Potatoes

I got the idea for these sweet potatoes from one of Aharoni’s recent cooking programs on TV; there are a few additions of my own (olive oil, garlic, thyme, and soy sauce). These sweet potatoes came out beautiful and the family loved them. This is definitely going to be a popular part of future family meals!

Ingredients:

• Approximately 6 sweet potatoes in more or less the same size, preferably long and smooth.
• 50 grams butter
• 4 Tablespoons real maple syrup
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• salt
• pepper
• thyme
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• a splash of soy sauce
• a splash or two of olive oil
• 2/3 cup water

Preparation:

1. Peel the sweet potatoes, and slice down the center lengthwise.
2. In a little pot mix all the ingredients except for the sweet potatoes, and heat till the butter melts:
   • 50 grams (about half a stick) butter
   • 4 Tablespoons real maple syrup
   • 1/4 cup balsamic vineagar
   • salt
   • pepper
   • 2/3 cup water
   • dried Thyme
   •  teaspoon crushed garlic
   • a splash of soy sauce
   • a splash or two of of olive oil
3. Mix until the butter is melted; take off flame.
4. Put the peeled and halved sweet potatoes in a pyrex one next to the other.
5. Pour the marinade over them.
6. Bake, medium heat, covered with aluminum foil, for about 40 minutes.
7. Remove the foil and continue baking for another 10 or 15 minutes (approximate – depends on your oven).
8. There will probably still be marinade in the pyrex dish; leave the sweet potatoes in the marinade for a while, till they cool and absorb more of the marinade.
9. Remove to serving dish.and serve.

* You can make it in the morning and heat up in the microwave in the evening.