Name: Fried Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients: boiled sweet potatoes; savory drippings; smoking hot fat

Fried Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

boiled sweet potatoes
savory drippings
smoking hot fat

Directions

Cut the boiled sweet potatoes into slices.
Fry the slices in savory drippings until brown.
Alternatively, cut the potatoes into quarters lengthwise.
Place the quarters in a frying basket and cook in smoking hot fat for 10 minutes.
Ensure the fat is deep enough to cover the potatoes.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

Photo for illustrative purposes only · Contact us to use it