Thanksgiving
Recipe: Smashed Sweet Potatoes
By FBWorld Team
Sweet
potatoes are a staple of the Thanksgiving meal, but like
all longstanding traditions, sometimes it's nice to change
things up a bit.
This
sweet potatoes recipe incorporates Marker's Mark for a
little extra pizzazz. Enjoy!
Smashed
Sweet Potatoes with Maker's Mark®,
Chestnuts and Sage
Recipe
by Amanda Freitag, Executive Chef and TV Personality
Prep
Time: 15 minutes. Cook Time: 30 minutes.
Level:
Easy.
Serves:
6-8
Ingredients:
4-5 large Sweet Potatoes, (peeled & large dice)
1 /4 cup Maker's Mark(r)
1/2 cup + 2 tbls. Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup Celery, (small dice)
11/2 cups Whole Peeled Chestnuts, (roughly chopped)
1 tbls. Maple Syrup
1 tbls.n Fresh Sage, (chiffonade)
Salt and Black Pepper to taste
Procedures:
1. Place diced sweet potatoes into a
large pot and cover with cold water. Add salt to the sweet
potatoes and bring to a boil. Simmer the potatoes for
approximately 25 minutes or until just tender, not too
soft.
2.
Drain the potatoes until dry and place them back into
the pot. Stir in the 1_2 cup of butter and the Maker's
Mark(r) while the potatoes are still hot. As you stir
the potatoes they will naturally mash and still hold some
of their shape. Season the mixture with salt and pepper
to taste. Transfer to a ceramic serving dish and hold.
3.
Prepare the chestnuts by first melting the 2 tablespoons
of butter into a sauté pan and sauté the
celery on a medium heat. After 2 minutes add the chopped
chestnuts and the maple syrup to the celery and cook together
until incorporated. Finish the chestnuts with the sage
and season with salt and pepper. Spoon the chestnut mixture
over the sweet potatoes and serve.
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