Chipotle Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Here’s a spicy and delicious side dish that’s quick and easy, fairly inexpensive, and can be made beforehand, with ingredients bought weeks in advance.
To put in very simple terms, this is a mashed sweet potato dish dressed up with chipotle flavors and some sweetness. So. Easy. And so yummy.
I use the entire 7-ounce can of chipotles in adobo sauce. You don’t have to use the entire can, but if you love the heat and flavor of chipotles, go for it. I will slice into the big peppers and remove as many seeds as I can easily remove. You don’t have to remove the seeds, but I don’t want that texture in my sweet potatoes. Up to you if you want to remove them. Oh, and please, use disposable gloves if you do need to handle the peppers; it will keep the spiciness from spreading to your eyes, or anywhere else you don’t care for a burning sensation.
If you take this dish to a potluck for Thanksgiving (or any other occasion), you may want to put a “spicy” sign on the serving spoon as a warning. Some people may thank you, while others will go back for more!
This recipe was adapted from Alton Brown’s Food Network recipe.
Chipotle Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 7 sweet potatoes
- 4 ounces unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 7-ounce can chipotle peppers in adobo, peppers chopped
- 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle chile powder, to taste
- sea salt, to taste
- 1 tablespoon Italian parsley, chopped, optional garnish
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, enough water to cover the potatoes by an inch or two.
- While the water is heating, peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into large chunks. Add them to the boiling water.
- Cook the potatoes for 15 - 20 minutes, depending on the size of the potato chunks.
- Either drain the potatoes in a colander or use a skimmer (aka spider) to remove the potatoes to a large bowl. If you drain them, you can return the potatoes back to the pot.
- Add the butter, sugar, peppers, adobo sauce, chipotle powder, and salt to taste.
- Using a potato masher, mash the ingredients together.
- Stir the ingredients together well, taste for seasoning and adjust salt and sugar to taste. Sprinkle with parsley, if desired.
- Serve warm.
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