Sweet Potato Recipe
Drunken Sweet Potatoes
A unique recipe for sweet potatoes made with grated sweet potatoes and Tequila and lime.
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 1/4 pounds grated sweet potato -- (1 large sweet potato)
- 2 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup tequila
- juice of 2 limes
Prepare the smoker for barbecuing, bringing the temperature to
200-220°.
In a cast-iron skillet or smokeproof baking dish, melt
the
butter. Stir in the sweet potatoes and then pat the potatoes down
into a
thick, even layer. Sprinkle the brown sugar and the salt over
the
potatoes.
Transfer the potatoes to the smoker and cook for 1 hour. Stir
in 3
tablespoons of the tequila and half of the lime juice, pat the
potatoes
back down again and continue cooking the potatoes another 50 to
60
minutes, until they are quite tender but crisped a bit around
the edges.
Remove the potatoes from the smoker and stir in the remaining
tequila and
lime juice. Serve warm.
From "Smoke and Spice"