GLAZED SPAM AND SWEET POTATOES

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This wacky recipe was in my grandmother's recipe file. I'll have to try it sometime when I feel like doing something different with my Spam...

Provided by Atomic Girl Cooks

Categories     Yam/Sweet Potato

Time 1h20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and quartered
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup raisins
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup grape jelly
1/4 teaspoon clove
1/4 cup milk, warmed
1 tablespoon butter
1 (12 ounce) can Spam
12 miniature marshmallows

Steps:

  • Boil sweet potatoes for 30 minutes or until cooked; drain.
  • Meanwhile, make raisin sauce. Mix brown sugar, water, raisins, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, 1 tbsp butter, jelly, and cloves in a saucepan. Boil for 7 minutes.
  • Mash sweet potatoes with milk and 1 tbsp butter. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Score top of Spam loaf in diamond pattern. Place in a shallow baking dish and spoon the sweet potatoes around it.
  • Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, basting loaf several times with raisin sauce.
  • In the last five minutes of cooking, arrange marshmallows on sweet potatoes and allow to brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 711, Fat 29.4, SaturatedFat 12.3, Cholesterol 76.2, Sodium 1337.2, Carbohydrate 101.7, Fiber 5, Sugar 65.4, Protein 14.4

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