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Kat's Glazed Sweet Potato Fritters

1/2 pound sweet potato
1 1/2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh gingerroot
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon
salt
1 large egg
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
vegetable oil -- for deep-frying

Peel and grate coarse the sweet potato. In a food processor chop fine the grat ed sweet potato with the gingerroot, the lemon juice, the red pepper flakes, an d the salt, add the egg and the flour, and blend the mixture well. In a large saucepan heat 1 1/2 inches of the oil over moderately high heat to 360øF on a de ep-fat thermometer, drop tablespoons of the sweet-potato mixture into the oil i n batches, and fry the fritters, turning them, for 2 minutes, or until they are golden. Transfer the fritters to paper towels to drain.

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