Stewed sweet potatoes
2 servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
1 | pounds | Sweet potatoes |
2 | Oz. yellow sugar | |
1 | tablespoon | Butter |
Cinnamon sticks or ginger | ||
Salt | ||
litre | Sherry (optional) |
Directions
Peel and cut the potatoes into shall chips. Put a layer of sweet potatoes in a saucepan, then sugar, bits of butter and a sprinkling of salt. Proceed until all potatoes are used up. Cover with water, put in a stick of cinnamon or one or two pieces of bruised ginger.
Stew gently. When potatoes are cooked add a little sherry and thicken with a little corn flour.
Posted by Stephen Ceideburg November 25 1990.