bourbon mashed sweet potatoes

Name: Bourbon Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pound(s) garnet sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch cubes; 4 tablespoon(s) butter; 3 tablespoon(s) bourbon or whiskey (i used pendleton); 2 tablespoon(s) brown sugar, more or less to taste; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla

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Jennifer R

Portland, OR

Updated on Nov 24, 2013

I wanted to try something different with the sweet potatoes - something easy to do on a weeknight - and this is it! Very easy to put together and even more excellent when paired with the http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/chicken/chicken-with-smoked-paprika-and-bourbon.html I made up to go along with it! Adapted from Simply Recipes.

Rate

prep time 15 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Stove Top

yield 2-4 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 pounds garnet sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch cubes
4 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons bourbon or whiskey (i used pendleton)
2 tablespoons brown sugar, more or less to taste
1 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make bourbon mashed sweet potatoes

Step 1

Prepare sweet potatoes and place them in a deep pot. Fill with water to cover, toss in a bit of salt and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Boil until tender, 15-20 minutes.

Step 2

Remove from heat and drain water from potatoes. In the same pot, add butter and bourbon. On the counter, cover the pot for 5 minutes to let the butter melt.
Step 3

Remove cover and add brown sugar. Use a potato masher to incorporate ingredients and to mash potatoes. Add vanilla and continue to mash until desired consistency.
Step 4

Adjust to taste with more bourbon, butter or brown sugar. Drool. Enjoy!
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