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South African Sweet Potato Fritters

South African Sweet Potato Fritters is built on Peanut Oil For Frying, Sweet Potatoes, Flour, and Taste. Serves 6. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Ingredients

• to taste
• 1 lb
• 1/2 cup
• 1
• to taste

Method (preview)

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   In a heavy saucepan or fryer, heat 2 inches of oil to 375 degrees.

2. 2

   Grate the sweet potatoes into medium-sized bowl, cover them with boiling water and let them stand for 15 minutes.

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   Drain off the water and slowly add the flour, egg, salt and pepper, stirring to make sure that they are well mixed.

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   You should have a th ickish paste that will hold its shape when picked up in a tablespoon.

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   If the mixture is too thick, add a bit of warm water.

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   If it is too thin, add a bit more flour.

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   Drop the mixture, a few tablespoons at a time, into the hot oil and cook the fritters for 3 to 5 minutes, or until they float to the surface, turning them once to make sure that they are slightly browned on each side.

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   Drain on absorbent paper and serve hot.

9. 9

   Elizabeth Softky is a writer living in Takoma Park.

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    The Wshington Post 12/20/95

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    NOTES: (6 to 8 servings)

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    They, like variations of this dish throughout the continent, combine the sweet potato, a New World tuber, with an African culinary technique.