Pork Burgers In Gravy With French Fried Sweet Potatoes

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Eggs	French	Main dish, Pork, Sweet potat	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Oil, for frying
1	lb	Ground lean pork
1	T	Chopped garlic
2	T	Chopped fresh parsley
1/4	c	Chopped green onions
1	t	Salt
1/4	t	Cayenne pepper
1	ds	Worcestershire sauce
2	t	Prepared horseradish
1/2	t	Tabasco pepper sauce
4		Six-inch rounds of pork caul
		fat
1	c	Water
2		Sweet potatoes, peeled and
		cut into shoestrings
		Emeril's Essence, see * Note
4		Homemade egg bread rolls
		sliced in half

INSTRUCTIONS

Note: See the "Emeril's Essence Information" recipe which is included
in this collection.  Preheat the oil for frying sweet potatoes.  In a
mixing bowl, combine the first 9 ingredients. Mix well. Shape the
mixture into four equal patties. Wrap each pattie with a piece of  caul
fat, covering the pattie completely.  In a skillet over medium-low
heat, brown the patties for 2 minutes on  each side. After the first 2
minutes add 1/2 cup of water. Flip over  the patties and continue to
cook for 2 minutes. Add the remaining  water and flip over the patties.
Continue to cook for an additional 8  minutes, flipping every two
minutes.  Fry the sweet potatoes until golden-brown, about 3 to 4
minutes.  Remove the shoestrings from the oil and drain on a
paper-lined plate.  Season with Emeril's Essence. Place the burgers
in-between the rolls  and serve with the French fries.  Recipe Source:
EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD  NETWORK - (Show #
EM-1A71 broadcast 11-05-1997) Downloaded from their  Web-Site -
http://www.foodtv.com  Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR
MAD -  jpmd44a@prodigy.com ~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net  11-11-1997
Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 154 Calories From Fat: 36 Total Fat: 4g Cholesterol: 75.1mg Sodium: 655.8mg Potassium: 493.4mg Carbohydrates: 2g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: 25.9g