Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, made this to accompany her spinach gratin on her holiday special last year. If she thought the two worked well together, who was I to argue, so along with the gratin, I made this for Christmas at my parents last year, and I'll probably make it again this year when we go up to Mark's mom's. It has a great texture and the flavors are great, perfect for the holidays - orange, nutmeg, cinnamon. It's a nice festive side dish perfect for entertaining, as it requires very little attention at a time when you're probably dealing with meat, making a sauce, perhaps sauteing something, and yet it really stands out.
INGREDIENTS
4 pounds sweet potatoes (about 6 large)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup heavy cream
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Scrub the potatoes, prick them several times with a knife or fork, and bake them for 1 hour or until very soft when pierced with a knife. Remove from the oven and scoop out the insides as soon as they are cool enough to handle.
Place the sweet potato meat into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and add the orange juice, cream, butter, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Mix together until combined but not smooth and transfer to a baking dish.
Bake the potatoes for 20 to 30 minutes, until heated through.
The pope is, as we all know, a food very rich and perfect with thousands of dishes. Even not only accompany, but as the main basis of the richest culinary feast.
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