Luby's candied sweet potatoes
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | pounds | Sweet potatoes |
| 3½ | cup | Granulated sugar |
| 1 | cup | Water |
| ½ | cup | Brown sugar; firmly packed |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground nutmeg |
| ¼ | Lemon; with peel | |
| ¼ | Orange; with peel | |
Directions
In a large saucepan, boil potatoes, in enough water to cover, for 30 min.
or until barely tender. Drain and cool under cold running water. Peel and cut lengthwise into ½-inch slices. Place in large, shallow baking dish. In a medium-size saucepan, combine sugar, water, brown sugar, and nutmeg. Mix well. Add lemon and orange. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 20 min. Heat oven to 350°. Pour syrup over potatoes, then cover with foil and bake 1 hour.
Source: Houston Chronicle, Nov. 13, 1996, p. 5F Recipe By : Luby's 50th Anniversary Recipe Collection Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #300 Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 15:25:33 -0500 From: Cittadina@...