Southern Fried Sweet Potatoes
From tnacndn 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This is one of the side dishes my parents used to cook when I was a little girl. You have to know they would be in their 90s now and had deep Southern roots. It is hard to do because sweet potatoes are so hard to peel and cut into slices. Read more There is no need for sugar or spices because they are already so sweet and tasty so this Southern dish is well worth any trouble they may cause peeling and slicing them. See less
Ingredients
- 3 good sized sweet potatoes shopping list
- 3 tbs. butter shopping list
How to make it
- Peel and slice the potatoes from end to end about 1/3 inch thick.
- Wash the potatoes.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet, I prefer an iron skillet.
- Put the potatoes in the hot butter and fry ,stirring occasionally.
- They will be done when tender, about 15 minutes.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
This is the way my Mom taught me, I hated to peal them, but well worth it!! Thank you for the memories!
shirleyoma
in Cove loved it
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Gem...Bless you.... this was a treat for us kids.... I used to eat these when I was growing up living with my Grandmother...she would fry these for us....You managed to bring back a memory I had well forgotten.....
zena824
in Somewhere, USA loved it
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I laid these out in a single layer in a medium-hot pan with some margarine. I timed the first batch for 15 minutes, turning halfway through the time. The second batch took closer to 10 minutes because I just turned them when they were brown and kinda...more
edye
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