Bourbon Mashed Sweet Potatoes From Simple Recipes

SWEET BOURBON MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the sweet potatoes into a pot of cold water with salt and bring to a rapid boil; about 20 minutes. Drain and return back into pot to mash.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients, except the brown sugar. Allow to simmer over medium heat until butter is melted and mixture is creamy. Pour mixture over potatoes, adding a dash of salt for flavor and stir. Sprinkle potatoes with brown sugar.

BOURBON MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake until tender and starting to ooze sugary syrup, about 1 hour and 15 minutes, depending on their size. Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle.
• Cut a slit down each potato and scoop the flesh into a large bowl. Discard the skins. Add the cream, bourbon, brown sugar, molasses, and salt and beat on high speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Cover to keep warm, or gently reheat before serving.

MASHED MAPLE BOURBON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the sweet potatoes on a foil lined baking sheet and roast for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until very soft to the touch. Remove from the oven and let cool 20 minutes. When cool enough to handle, peel them by hand and put the flesh in the bowl of a mixer. Using a paddle attachment, mix in the lemon zest and juice, maple syrup and brown sugar.
• Place the bourbon in a small saucepan and place over high heat. Let it come just to the boil and then tilt the pan slightly towards you to set it aflame*. Add to the potatoes along with the butter. Mix well. Add salt and pepper and transfer to a 13 by 9-inch oven-safe casserole dish. (Recipe can be made to this point up to 2 days before, refrigerated.) Sprinkle topping over potatoes and bake for 20 minutes until the top is golden brown.
• Alternatively, you may simply sprinkle the top of the casserole with a little bit of brown sugar and 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
• Mix the flour, brown sugar, salt, pepper, thyme and pecans together in a small bowl. Add the butter and work with your fingers until a crumbly mass forms.

BOURBON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Put sweet potatoes in a large sauce pan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until heated through.
• Preheat oven to 350F
• Mash sweet potatoes
• Add sugar, butter, bourbon, vanilla and beat until well blended and smooth.
• Turn into a 2 quart shallow baking dish
• Sprinkle marshmallows on top
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until marshmallows are golden brown.

MASHED MAPLE BOURBON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake whole sweet potatoes for 45 minutes to an hour at 375°F Cool for about 20 minutes.
• Peel potatoes and put them into a large mixing bowl with lemon juice and zest, syrup, and brown sugar.
• In a large sauce pan, heat bourbon on high until boiling. Gently and CAREFULLY, tilt the pan so it catches on fire (to burn off the alcohol). Extinguish.
• Add potatoes to bourbon, along with the butter, salt and pepper.
• Place mixture in a 13x9 inch baking dish. This can be refrigerated for up to 2 days before serving.
• Mix topping ingredients together right before you are ready to serve. Sprinkle on top of dish.
• Bake from 20 minutes at 375°F.

BOURBON MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

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

EMERIL'S BOURBON-MASHED SWEET POTATOES AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place potatoes on a foil lined baking sheet. Bake until tender and starting to ooze sugary syrup, about 1 hour and 15 minutes, depending on their size. Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle. Cut a slit down each potato and scoop the flesh into a large bowl. Discard the skins.
• Add the cream, bourbon, brown sugar, molasses, and salt; beat on high speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Cover to keep warm, or gently reheat before serving.
• Caramelized Onions:.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and caramelized, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from heat and serve hot.
• Yield: 2 cups, 4 to 6 servings.

BOURBON AND BROWN SUGAR MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, water, and ½ tsp salt in slow cooker.
• Cover and cook until potatoes are tender, 4-5 hours on LOW or 3-4 hours on HIGH.
• Drain potatoes and return to now empty slow cooker.
• Mash potatoes with potato masher until smooth.
• Fold in melted butter, bourbon, cream, and sugar, adjusting consistency with extra warm cream as needed.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.
• Mashed potatoes can be held on WARM or LOW setting for up to 2 hours; loosen with extra warm cream as needed before serving.