Potatoes,carmelized sweet and pineapple

By Floridaberry

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 large sweet potatoes, peeled
• 1 pineapple, peeled and cored

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar, water, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly, until sugar has dissolved.

Cut sweet potatoes into 1/4-inch-thick slices; set aside. Cut pineapple into 1/2 -inch thick slices; cut pineapple slices into fourths. In a large bowl, combine sweet potatoes and pineapple. Add butter mixture and gently toss to coat well. Arrange sweet potatoes and pineapple in a large roasting pan and cover tightly with aluminum foil; bake for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Remove foil from pan and baste with syrup from potatoes. Bake in upper third of oven, basting periodically, for 20 to 25 minute until syrup thickens and potatoes caramelize.

Serve immediately, keep warm in a low-degree oven up to 30 minutes. Baste just before serving.