Liberty Street Bourbon-Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Yield: 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

• 8 medium sweet potatoes, about 4 pounds
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 cup cream
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup Steen's Cane Syrup (or white corn syrup)
• 1/2 cup bourbon

Instructions

1. Peel sweet potatoes and cut into quarters. Cut each quarter in half again. Place in a pot and cover with cold water. Add the 2 teaspoons salt and granulated sugar. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes or until very tender. Potatoes should mash easily when pressed with a fork.
2. Drain potatoes and return to pan over very low heat. Return to burner until all moisture has evaporated, about 2 minutes.
3. Remove from heat. Rice or mash until very smooth.
4. Stir in brown sugar.
5. Combine the 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl; stir into potatoes.
6. Place cream and butter in a saucepan. Heat until butter melts. Stir into potatoes.
7. Stir in the corn syrup and bourbon.

Notes

Potatoes may be made up to a day in advance and reheated in a saucepan with an additional 1/4 cup cream.

Attribution

Posted by Annette 123 at Recipe Goldmine 7/15/01 12:33:52 pm.