SWEET POTATOES CONGOLESE

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From Juliette Elkon's A Belgian Cookbook. Posted for ZWT 7. Don't worry about the alcohol used to prepare this dish, it will have burned off during the cooking. The cooking time includes the 1 hour marinating time.

Provided by Dreamer in Ontario

Categories     Yam/Sweet Potato

Time 1h49m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 medium sweet potatoes
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup brandy
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
fat (for deep frying)
2 cups flour
2 cups light beer

Steps:

  • Blend flour and beer until a smooth batter has been obtained. and set aside.
  • Blanch sweet potatoes for 5 minutes in boiling water.
  • Peel and slice sweet potatoes.
  • Combine honey, brandy and lemon peel.
  • Marinate sweet potatoes for 1 hour in this mixture.
  • Without drying slices, dip them in the batter.
  • Fry them in batches in the deep fat heated to 390F until golden brown.
  • Serve very hot.

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