Cinnamon-Sugar Fried Sweet Potatoes

Name: Cinnamon-Sugar Fried Sweet Potatoes
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Creole & Cajun
Ingredients: 2½ tablespoons, sugar; ¾ teaspoon, ground cinnamon; ¾ teaspoon, table salt; 2 pounds, lard; 2 pounds, sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced ¼ inch thick; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract (optional)

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Creole & Cajun

Potatoes

After trying these cinnamon-sugar dusted fried sweet potatoes at a traditional Louisiana pig roast, we couldn’t resist making our own version.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME35 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Down in Cajun country, they fry thin slices of sweet potato in vats of rendered lard until just tender before seasoning them with a vanilla-infused cinnamon sugar. Re-creating this formula for the home cook was relatively straightforward. W...

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