November 14, 2011 01:00:18 PM
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Jim LaForge
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Share one of your favorite family recipes for a Thanksgiving side dish! Melissa Clark will pick her favorites, and if your recipe is selected we’ll invite you on the Leonard Lopate Show to talk about it with Leonard and Melissa when she’s here on November 22 at noon.
The deadline for submissions is Thursday, November 17, 5 pm.
Jimmie Dee's Candied Sweet Potatoes
2 -3 Regular Sized Sweet Potatoes
1 Stick Unsalted Butter
1 Cup Sugar
Nutmeg
1 tsp Vanilla
Peel Sweet Potatoes
Cut off the ends
Cut into 2" +/- chunks
Boil in water till sweet potatoes fall easily from toothpick (about 1/2 hour)
Drain ALL the water
Lower the fire to low
Soften the Butter, combine with sugar and pour over sweet potatoes
After sugar melts:
add 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and sprinkle in some nutmeg
Simmer over very low heat 30 minutes or so.
Sprinkle in more nutmeg just before serving.
Serve and enjoy !!
(Recipe can be used for any amount of sweet potatoes; just keep the 1:1 ratio of unsalted butter to sugar).
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