Showing posts with label sweet potatoes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sweet potatoes. Show all posts

Monday, November 2, 2009

Southern Fried Sweet Potatoes

NEED:
3 medium cooked sweet potatoes, cooled
salt - to taste
2 eggs
2 tablespoons water
1 cup fine dry bread crumbs
vegetable oil

Peel and cut potatoes into 1/4-inch slices. Sprinkle lightly with salt. Beat eggs with water in a shallow bowl or pie plate. Put bread crumbs in shallow bowl or spread out on waxed paper. Dip potatoes in beaten eggs, then in crumbs.
Pour about 2 inches of oil into a heavy skillet and heat to 370°, or use a deep fryer. Fry the prepared potato slices, a few at a time, until golden. Drain briefly on paper toweling and serve hot.

ENJOY!

Sweet Potato and Sausage Casserole

NEED:

6 baked sweet potatoes
1/4 cup granulated sugar
juice and zest of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pound cooked link sausages or sausage patties, cooked

Scoop sweet potato pulp out of shells into a mixing bowl. Blend with sugar and the juice and zest of lemon, along with cinnamon.Beat until light; spoon into a buttered baking dish. Top with sausage patties or links.
Bake at 450° for 10 minutes.

ENJOY!

Baked Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

NEED:
4 medium sweet potatoes
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon milk
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained and reserve liquid
6 marshmallows - large

Bake sweet potatoes at 450° until soft.
Cut each sweet potato in half lengthwise and scoop out potato, leaving shell intact. Mash sweet potatoes with butter, salt and milk, along with 1/2 cup crushed pineapple. Add a little more milk or butter if necessary. Fill sweet potato shells. Slice marshmallows in half and top each sweet potato with two halves. Top with a spoonful of crushed pineapple. Put reserved pineapple syrup or juice in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Drizzle each sweet potato with a little of the juice. Place sweet potatoes under broiler and broil until browned.
Serves 4 to 6.

ENJOY!

Easy Glazed Sweet Potatoes

NEED:
2 pounds medium sweet potatoes, cooked, peeled, and cut up
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Place cut up sweet potatoes in a buttered 2-quart baking dish. In a saucepan, combine remaining ingredients; cook until mixture boils. Pour over potatoes; bake at 350° for 30 minutes, or until hot and nicely glazed.

ENJOY!