Sweet Potato Pancakes

YIELD: 32 servings

6 lbs. sweet potatoes
1 lb. yellow onions, small dice
4 ozs. fresh jalapeño peppers, seeded and diced
1 lb. white flour
24 each eggs
2 tsps. salt
1 tsp. red pepper

1. Peel the sweet potatoes and finely grate them. Add onions and peppers.
2. In a separate pan, combine the flour, eggs, salt and red pepper; mix until smooth. By hand, mix in potato mixture. Allow mixture to sit for at least 1 hour before grilling the pancakes.
3. Brush flat top grill with margarine. Scoop 3 oz. portion of potato pancake mixture onto the grill. Slightly flatten the pancakes with a metal pancake turner. Grill about 3 to 4 minutes on each side, or until golden brown and a 165°F internal temperature.

* Serve 2 pancakes per person.

Recipe from Ryan More, executive chef/production manager, Shriver Center, Miami University, Oxford, OH.