Will post this, my all-time favorite sweet potato recipe, as Thanksgiving is drawing nigh. This recipe made me like sweet potatoes for the very first time. I usually find them just too sweet for me. This recipe is surprisingly not too sweet.
TEXAS CHIPOTLE SWEET POTATOES
2.5 lb. cubed & peeled sweet potatoes
½ c. half-n-half cream
3 T. butter
grated zest of 2 limes
Juice & pulp of 1 squeezed lime (do not substitute lemons or oranges in this recipe)
1 chipotle chile (2" long) in adobo sauce rinsed,seeded & finely chopped (in Mexican food section at most grocery stores)
1/2 c. brown sugar
½ tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
Boil potatoes until done. Drain and mash with mixer or food processor. Add all other ingredients. Place in buttered cassserole dish. Sprinkle with tad more cinnamon and bake 20 minutes ay 350º. Doesn't get any easier. Taste at this point. Depending on your preference, you may want to add more lime juice. Or even add more chipotle pepper (Your tongue should tingle but not feel real heat). But be careful and increase slowly, retasting as you do so, because these little skogies are HOT! |