Whipped chipotle sweet potatoes

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
5½ pounds Sweet potatoes*; scrubbed
1½ To 2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
3 tablespoons Unsalted butter cut in pieces, softened
Salt and pepper; to taste

Directions

*About 8 large.

**Minced and mashed to a paste, about 1 tablespoon.

Line a baking sheet with foil. Prick potatoes and bake at 450 F. in the middle of the oven for 1 to 1½ hours, or until very soft. Cool potatoes until they can be handled and scoop flesh into a bowl.

With an electric mixer, beat potatoes with chile paste, butter and salt and pepper to taste just until smooth and spread in a buttered 2-quart shallow baking dish. Potatoes may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring potatoes to room temperature before proceeding.

Reduce oven temperature to 350 F. Bake potatoes in middle of oven until hot, 20 to 25 minutes.

From Louis K. Ayala in Chile-Heads List. From "Gourmet's" Internet epicurious page, November 1995. Electronic format by Cathy Harned.

Submitted By CATHY HARNED On 12-13-95

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