Sweet Potatoes & Onions-Dutch Oven

A simple easy use of early spring or late fall root vegetables in dutch oven often served at a farmers Market by IAN's Farm Market Cafe. First served on camping trips with the Huddleston Family. Original recipe from Byron's Dutch Oven Recipes.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 4  lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and thin sliced
• 2  yellow onions, thinly sliced
• 1⁄3 cup butter, melted
• 1⁄3 cup maple syrup
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 4  teaspoons dried thyme
•  salt and pepper (to taste)

Directions

1. Coat bottom and sides with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
2. Arrange sliced onions in bottom of 10" Dutch Oven.
3. Sprinkle onion layer with brown sugar, salt and pepper.
4. Layer sweet potatoe slices over onion layer.
5. Combine maple syrup, melted butter and thyme in small bowl. Pour over sweet potatoes and onions layers.
6. Put lid on dutch oven and bake using 12 briquettes bottom heat (LP=med.high) and 14 briquettes top heat for 1 hour. Potatoes and onions should be tender.