Candied Yams - Cook's essentials CEPC660 Owner's Manual

Candied Yams

3 long strips orange peel
4-1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into
1/2-inch thick slices
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
pinch salt
1 cup orange juice
1-1/2 tablespoons butter
1. Place the Removable Cooking Pot in the Pressure Cooker.
2. Place orange peel in bottom of pot. Add sweet potato slices in
layers, sprinkling each layer with brown sugar and cinnamon,
ending with a final layer of brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle
with salt and drizzle with the orange juice. Dot with butter.
3. Place Lid on Pressure Cooker. Slide the Safety Lock to
LOCK position.
4. Turn the Pressure Regulator Knob to PRESSURE.
5. Press the PRESSURE MODE Button for LOW PRESSURE.
6. Press COOK TIME Button until 8 minutes appears on
the Display.
7. Press the START/STOP Button until the green START Indicator
Light appears. The green LOW PRESSURE Indicator Light will
blink slowly and then faster as the cooking countdown begins;
the Pressure Indicator Rod will rise as the pressure builds. After
cooking under pressure 8 minutes, the Pressure Cooker will beep
three times. Press and hold the START/STOP Button until it beeps.
8. Immediately press the Quick Steam Release Button in short
bursts. Steam will emit from the Steam Release Valve. The
Pressure Indicator Rod will drop when all the steam has been
released. Slide the Safety Lock to UNLOCK position and remove
the Lid.
9. Carefully remove the sweet potatoes with a spatula to a serving
bowl. Pour any accumulated syrup over the sweet potatoes. If the
sweet potatoes are not tender, leave in the Pressure Cooker.
Press KEEP WARM Button and let food remain covered with the
lid for 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt to taste.
Makes 6 servings
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