Jim’s Thanksgiving  Sweet Potato Recipe

Ingredients:

• 6 sweet potatoes
• ¼ cup sweet butter
• ¾ brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp of kosher salt
• Grated rind of lemon
• ¼ teaspoon ginger
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Optional

2-4 tablespoons dark rum, 3 tablespoons chopped pecans

 

Instructions:

1. Cook Sweet Potatoes in boiling water 15 minutes to fork tender b
2. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F . butter a baking or casserole dish.
3. Cut the sweet potatoes into long, thin strips, about a quarter-inch wide and three inches long. Lay strips into the baking dish.
4. Melt the butter, mix in kosher salt, lemon, sugar, ginger, lemon juice and optional rum if desired.
5. Pour over the  sweet potatoes in the baking dish
6. Sprinkle nuts on top if desired.
7. Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, or until they are tender and slightly browned at the edges, baste twice.
8. Remove from oven and serve hot as a side dish.

Enjoy your delicious homemade baked sweet potatoes!