Re: OT -- Qwik Recipe for Sweet Potatoes

[Guest guest]

This sounds wonderful. My mother made a recipe last Thanksgiving

that had cubed sweet potatoes, fresh cranberries and sliced Granny

apples (no skin) all baked together with butter and brown sugar

(we subbed Splenda and SF maple syrup). It was phenomenal!

The hardest part was making sure the apples don't cook too much

because they will get mushy faster than the potatoes or cranberries.

So, if anyone wants to try it, add the apples later.

in NJ

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> Sweet potatoes and yams are in abundance in North American

groceries at this time of year. Here is one of my favorite ways of

preparing them:

>

> Slice circular sections perpendicular to the long dimension, about

> 1/4-inch. Heat several tablespoons of olive oil on a large flat

> skillet or pancake pan and place the potato slices in the oil over

> medium-to-low heat. Fry LIGHTLY to a golden brown, and I MEAN

> GOLDEN! Turn the slices over to brown the other side, and salt the

> cooked side lightly. Drain on paper towels IF YOU MUST, but heck,

> the olive oil is so good for us all . . .

>

> YUM!

>

> Steve

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Steve,

How about sending some of those sweet potatoes my way...lol. I'm in Denmark.

They have what they call sweet potatoes but they are not exactly what we

have back home. My grandfather used to bring me the best sweet potatoes I

ever tasted that he grew on his farm. He grew tons of veggies. I think what

they have here is a cross with regular potatoes because they are white

inside. They just don't taste the same either...we make due I suppose. Thank

goodness, this is the last holiday season we'll be away from home....been

here 4 years!

Dawn

[Guest guest]

Quite a few people asked for this recipe, so I figured I'd post it. This is

the original recipe, but be sure to see the tip at the end.

An 18 X 24 sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil

4 med. sweet potatoes (1.5 pounds) peeled & cut into 1/4 inch slices

2 Granny apples cored & thinly sliced into rings

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1/2 cup packed brown sugar (can substitute Splenda & SF maple syrup)

3 TBS melted butter

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Heat oven to 450 degrees

Center sweet potatoes, apples & cranberries on foil, sprinkle with brown

sugar

combine melted butter & cinnamon, and drizzle over the top

Bring up foil sides, double over the top & sides, making one large foil

packet, and leaving room for heat circulation.

Bake for 25-30 minutes on a cookie sheet.

Makes 5-6 servings.

Tip: The apples will get mushy faster than the potatoes or cranberries, so

you may have to experiment a bit with timing. You might try adding the apples

after 15 minutes or so. Enjoy!!!

in NJ