| 1 | Grate the sweet potatoes into pieces about 1 inch long and about ?inch thick. |
| 2 | Saute the sweet potatoes in the butter for 5 minutes. |
| 3 | Add the tequila, lime juice and sugar, and cook covered, over moderate heat, for 5 minutes. |
| 4 | Notes: * sweet potatoes sauteed in lime and tequila -- rose"s lime juice, a common brand, has a substantial amount of added sugar. |
| 5 | Try to find lime juice without added sugar, or leave all the sugar out of the recipe if you can"t find it. |
| 6 | Naturally you will get the best results if you squeeze fresh limes to get the lime juice. |
| 7 | : difficulty: trivial. |
| 8 | : time: 10 to 15 minutes, most of it spent grating the potatoes. |
| 9 | : precision: no need to measure. |