For those of you who avoid alcohol in cooking, I’m afraid this recipe is not for you. Obviously you can easily make the mashed sweet potatoes without the bourbon; it will be great, just add some nutmeg and cinnamon to spice it up a bit. I did experiment with reducing the alcohol content in this recipe by boiling the bourbon first, to accelerate the evaporation, but while the alcohol was reduced, so was the taste of the bourbon. So if you want the wonderful note that the bourbon provides, you’ll just have to add it as is.

Bourbon Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Yield: Serves 6-8 as a side dish.

Ingredients 3 pounds garnet sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks Salt 3 to 4 Tbsp of bourbon whisky 4 Tbsp butter (more or less to taste) 4 Tbsp brown sugar (more or less to taste) 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Method

1 Place the sweet potato chunks in a large (5 quart) pot, cover with water.  Add a tablespoon of salt to the water. Bring to a boil.  Cook until tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.

2 Drain the cooked sweet potatoes and return them to the pot on the stove. Lower the heat to low. Add the bourbon and the butter to the pot and stir. Add the brown sugar and vanilla extract and stir.  Mash with a potato masher until smooth.  Add more salt, bourbon, butter, and brown sugar to taste.

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