Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes

February 4, 2015

One thing about sweet potato (and butternut squash) is that if they are not appropriately balanced in a dish, eating a lot of them can be a bit much. There are some versions of butternut squash ravioli that eating mouthful after mouthful is just too sweet or intense for an entree. I recently dined at a restaurant that served half regular and half sweet potato fries with my burger, which I thought was genius. And now I am like, is really the only way to do sweet potato fries. A whole serving and I can feel like a human marshmallow.

For these mashed potatoes, I used equal part yukon gold and sweet potatoes to mellow out the bold (and beloved) flavor of my friend the yam. For them to work in prominence in a side dish, they have got to be checked. The garlic helps with that too.

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GARLIC MASHED SWEET POTATOES
Serves 3-4

2 sweet potatoes, diced
5 yukon gold potatoes, diced
6 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon buter
1/2 cup milk
Chives
Salt & pepper

Place yukon potatoes in pot and cover with 4 inches of water. Bring to a boil. Add sweet potatoes. Boil for 15 minutes.

Strain potatoes and combine with garlic, butter, milk, and salt & pepper in a stand mixer. Top with chives.

MASHED SWEET POTATOES from Rachel Schultz

GARLIC MASHED SWEET POTATOES
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 sweet potatoes, diced
  • 5 yukon gold potatoes, diced
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon buter
  • ½ cup milk
  • Chives
  • Salt & pepper
Instructions
  1. Place yukon potatoes in pot and cover with 4 inches of water. Bring to a boil.
  2. Add sweet potatoes. Boil for 15 minutes.
  3. Strain potatoes and combine with garlic, butter, milk, and salt & pepper in a stand mixer.
  4. Top with chives.

Adapted from A Couple of Cooks.

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  • Sam

    I use this recipe but with purple sweet potatoes! AMAZING

  • I’m loving this combination of yukon gold potatoes and sweet potatoes – it looks delicious. I’ve never been to a restaurant that serves half regular fries and half sp fries, but I might make that as a side next time I make a burger for dinner!

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