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Potato: Gingered Sweet Potato Puree

Source of Recipe

Sara Moulton


List of Ingredients

8 medium sweet potatoes, halved
2 tablespoons butter, plus 4 tablespoons
1 cup chopped onions
1 tablespoon grated fresh gingerroot
Salt and pepper


Recipe

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place potato halves on baking sheet. Bake potatoes in middle of oven for about 1 hour or until tender when pierced with fork.

Meanwhile, in a saute pan melt butter and saute onions with ginger until onions are translucent. Set aside. Remove potatoes from oven and scoop out flesh into a food processor, pureeing in batches if necessary. Add onions and butter, and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

Yield: 4 servings