Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe
A savory mashed sweet potatoes recipe. Combining yukon and sweet potatoes is brilliant! A perfect holiday side dish. Super easy and seriously delicious.
Ingredients:
- 5 lbs Yukon potatoes (7 medium), peeled
- 2.5 lb sweet potatoes (2 medium), peeled
- 2.5 small onion peeled and halved
- 5 bay leaves
- 7.5 garlic cloves
- 1.25 Tbsp sea salt
- 10 Tbsp unsalted butter melted, hot
- 7.5 Tbsp sour cream
- 10 oz bacon chopped
- 2.5 Tbsp chives chopped, to garnish
Instructions:
- Peel and dice yukon and sweet potatoes into 1/2" cubes, then place them in a large pot. Add halved onion, 2 bay leaves, 3 garlic cloves, and enough water to cover potatoes then place over medium/high heat.
- When potatoes start to boil, add 1/2 Tbsp salt then reduce heat to med-low, partially cover and cook for 10-12 min. Potatoes are done when easily pierced with a knife. Remove and discard onion, garlic and bay leaves and drain the potatoes.
- Mash potatoes until uniform in color then mash in 4 Tbsp hot melted butter. Finally, add 2 heaping Tbsp of sour cream and mash until smooth. You can use a potato ricer or hand mixer to get it perfectly smooth if desired.
- In a medium sauté pan, cook chopped bacon until golden brown then remove from heat. Sprinkle over the mashed potatoes and garnish with chives to serve.
- Enjoy!
Source: www.natashaskitchen.com
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