Mashed sweet potatoes and pears
1 servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
5 | pounds | Red-skinned sweet potatoes; (yams) |
6 | tablespoons | Unsalted butter; room temperature |
4 | larges | Firm but ripe Bartlett pears; peeled, cored, cut |
; into 1/3 inch-thick | ||
; slices | ||
¾ | cup | Pear nectar; (or more) |
¼ | cup | Sugar |
½ | teaspoon | Ground cinnamon |
¼ | teaspoon | Ground cardamom; (generous) |
Directions
Preheat oven to 400F. Butter 13 x 9 x 2 - inch glass baking dish. Pierce potatoes in several places with fork. Place on baking sheet; bake until very tender when pierced with knife, about 1 hour. Remove from oven. Reduce temperature to 350F.
Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pears; sautee until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Add ¾ cup nectar; bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until pears are very tender, adding more nectar if mixture sticks to skillet and stirring often, about 4 minutes. Transfer to processor and puree.
Peel sweet potatoes; place in large bowl of electric mixer. Add 4 tablespoons butter; beat until smooth. Mix in pear puree, sugar, cinnamon and cardamom. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to prepared dish (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Bake potatoes uncovered until just heated through, about 20 minutes.
Serves 8.
Bon Appetit November 1994
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