Sauteed Sweet Potatoes
2 lg Sweet potatoes 1/4 lb Butter (1 stick) 2/3 c Tequila 1/4 c Lime juice 3 T Sugar Grate the sweet potatoes into pieces about 1 inch long and about 1/4 inch thick. Saute the swee...
Ingredients
- 2large sweet potatoes
- 1/4lbbutter (1 stick)
- 2/3cup tequila
- 1/4cup lime juice
- 3tsp sugar
Directions
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2 lg Sweet potatoes 1/4 lb Butter (1 stick) 2/3 c Tequila 1/4 c Lime juice 3 T Sugar Grate the sweet potatoes into pieces about 1 inch long
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Saute the sweet potatoes in the butter for 5 minutes
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Add the tequila, lime juice and sugar, and cook covered, over moderate heat, for 5 minutes
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NOTES: * Sweet potatoes sauteed in lime and tequila -- Rose's lime juice, a common brand, has a substantial amount of added sugar
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Try to find lime juice without added sugar, or leave all the sugar out of the recipe if you can't find it
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Naturally you will get the best results if you squeeze fresh limes to get the lime juice
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Difficulty: trivial
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Time: 10 to 15 minutes, most of it spent grating the potatoes