Soetpatats

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Soetpatats
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Soetpatats being served as a side dish at a fish braai.
Alternative namesSoet Karamel Patats (Caramelised Sweet Potatoes)
Coursemain
Place of origin South Africa
Region or state Western Cape
Created byunknown
Main ingredients sweet potato, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon
VariationsMultiple

Soetpatats, also known as soet karamel patats [1] (translated into English as a "caramelised sweet potatoes"), is a sweet potato dish often baked in a dutch oven with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, [2] and in some recipes lemon juice. [1] It is an Afrikaans dish and originates from South Africa. It is commonly served as a side dish at braais (barbecues), often served alongside snoek (Thyrsites). [3] [4] The dish was one of many Afrikaner foods recorded by Afrikaans poet C. Louis Leipoldt, [5] and was noted by him as being one of his favourites. [6]

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