Best 5 Bourbon Sweet Potato PurÃe With Buttered Pecans Recipes

BOURBON PECAN SMASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add sweet potatoes and cook 12 to 15 minutes until very tender. Drain sweet potatoes in a colander. Return pan to medium heat. Add butter to the pan. When butter melts, add nuts and toast for 2 minutes. Add sugar and let it bubble. Add bourbon and cook out alcohol, 1 minute. Add orange juice and the cooked sweet potatoes. Smash with a masher and season the sweet potatoes with nutmeg, salt and pepper.

BOURBON SWEET POTATO PUREE WITH BUTTERED PECANS

Steps:

• 1. Prick sweet potatoes with a fork and bake in the middle of voen until tender, about 1 hour. 2. When cool enough to handle, peel and transfer half of the potatoes to a food processor. Add bourbon and 6 tablespoons of butter. Puree 30 seconds. Transfer puree to a large bowl and puree the remaining potatoes until completed smooth. Transfer to bowl. Season well with salt and pepper. 2. Transfer puree to a 2-quart shallow baking dish. 3. Reduce oven to 325. 4. In a shallow baking pan spread pecans in one layer and bake in the middle of oven until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Toss hot pecans with remaining 2 tablespoons butter and coarse salt. 5. Arrange pecans on top of puree and sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake in upper third of oven until heated through and pecans are slightly browned.

BOURBON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix all of the ingredients with an electric mixer at a medium speed until smooth. Pour all of the ingredients into a well oiled baking dish. Bake, lightly covered with foil, for 45 minutes.

BOURBON SWEET-POTATO PURéE WITH BUTTERED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Prick sweet potatoes with a fork and in a baking pan bake in middle of oven until tender, about 1 hour.
• When just cool enough to handle, peel potatoes and transfer half to a food processor. Add bourbon and 6 tablespoons butter and purée 30 seconds. Transfer purée to a large bowl. Purée remaining potatoes in food processor until completely smooth and transfer to bowl. Stir purée until combined well and season with salt and pepper. Transfer purée to a 2-quart gratin dish or other shallow baking dish. Purée may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. Bring purée to room temperature before proceeding.
• Reduce temperature to 325° F.
• In a shallow baking pan spread pecans in one layer and bake in middle of oven until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Toss hot pecans with remaining 2 tablespoons butter and coarse salt. Pecans may be made 2 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.
• Arrange pecans on top of purée and sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake purée in upper third of oven until heated through and pecans are slightly browned, about 30 minutes.

BOURBON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange sweet potatoes in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Add sugar and bourbon and toss to combine; season with salt and pepper. Bake until sweet potatoes are tender and glazed, 1 to 1 1/2 hours, tossing every 30 minutes. Stir in butter before serving.