Mashed Sweet Potato Recipe
Savory bright sweet potato mash to serve as a side dish during sweet potato season.
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 242kcal
Equipment
- 8" Chef Knife
- Potato Masher (stainless steel) or fork or hand blender
Ingredients
To cook sweet potatoes
- 2.2 pounds Sweet Potatoes
- Water to cover
- Salt
To mash
- 2-3 Tablespoon Butter
- 1 cup Milk
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
Instructions
- Wash and scrub sweet potatoes from mud if there is any. Peel potatoes and cut off the ends if necessary.2.2 pounds Sweet Potatoes
- Cut sweet potatoes into quarters and cut into smaller chunks. The smaller you cut them, the faster they will cook through.
- Keep a pot on the fire with the sweet potato chunks, cover with water, and add some salt.Water, Salt
- Boil potatoes until cooked through and soft.
- Strain the potatoes and keep the potatoes back in the pot from earlier. Place it over the stove on a low-heat setting so that nothing sticks in the pot.
- Add butter, milk, salt, and black pepper to the potatoes.1 cup Milk, 2-3 Tablespoon Butter, ½ Teaspoon Salt, ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
- Mash the sweet potatoes over the loved heat setting to the desired texture.
- Take it from the heat and serve it up hot with some extra tbs of butter if you like.
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Nutrition
Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 403mg | Potassium: 737mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 28534IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 1mg
