Luby's candied sweet potatoes

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 pounds Sweet potatoes
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@...

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