Bourbon Bacon Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Brown Butter and Crispy Sage

Bourbon Bacon Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Brown Butter and Crispy Sage takes roughly 1 hour from beginning to end. One serving contains 683 calories, 12g of protein, and 28g of fat. For $2.47 per serving, you get a side dish that serves 4. This recipe from How Sweet Eats requires salt, butter, thick-cut bacon, and pepper. 9740 people found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. With a spoonacular score of 90%, this dish is tremendous. Similar recipes include Sweet Potato Pie with Bourbon and Brown Sugar Whipped Cream, Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Crispy Shallots, and Bacon Bourbon Sweet Potato Bisque with Cinnamon Toast Croutons and Bourbon Butter.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons bourbon

4 tablespoons brown butter

1/3 cup milk

1/4 teaspoon pepper

15 to 20 sage leaves

1/4 teaspoon salt

4 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks

4 slices thick-cut bacon, chopped

1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter

Equipment:

frying pan

oven

pot

slotted spoon

paper towels

bowl

potato masher

hand mixer

whisk

Cooking instruction summary:

Add the potato chunks to a large pot and cover with cold water. Bring the potatoes to a boil and cook until they are fork tender, about 20 to 30 minutes. While the potatoes are boiling, heat a large skillet over medium-low heat and add the chopped bacon. You have 2 options here: you can cook the bacon until it is totally crispy or you can cook it about 3/4 of the way, so the fat has rendered, and then pop the dish in the oven and let the bacon finish crisping up there. Either way, you want all of the fat to be cooked out.Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and place it on a paper towel to drain. Remove about 1 tablespoon of bacon fat from the skillet and set it aside in a bowl. To the same skillet, add the butter and heat it over medium heat. Add the sage leaves and cook until they are crispy, about 1 to 2 minutes per side. Remove them with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel to drain.At this point, the potatoes are most likely finished, so drain the thoroughly and add them back to the pot. Mash them with a fork or potato masher, then use a whisk or electric hand mixer to whip them. Once whipped, add in the reserved bacon fat, the milk, the bourbon and the brown butter. Whip the potatoes again until everything is combined. Taste the potatoes and add the salt and pepper, seasoning more or less if desired.If serving the potatoes immediately, spread them in a dish and top them with the crispy bacon. Crumble the sage on top. If you're waiting a bit to serve them, heat the oven to 325 degrees F and top the potatoes with the bacon. Bake them for 25 to 30 minutes, then remove them from the oven and crumble the sage over top.

 

Step by step:


1. Add the potato chunks to a large pot and cover with cold water. Bring the potatoes to a boil and cook until they are fork tender, about 20 to 30 minutes. While the potatoes are boiling, heat a large skillet over medium-low heat and add the chopped bacon. You have 2 options here: you can cook the bacon until it is totally crispy or you can cook it about 3/4 of the way, so the fat has rendered, and then pop the dish in the oven and let the bacon finish crisping up there. Either way, you want all of the fat to be cooked out.

2. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and place it on a paper towel to drain.

3. Remove about 1 tablespoon of bacon fat from the skillet and set it aside in a bowl. To the same skillet, add the butter and heat it over medium heat.

4. Add the sage leaves and cook until they are crispy, about 1 to 2 minutes per side.

5. Remove them with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel to drain.At this point, the potatoes are most likely finished, so drain the thoroughly and add them back to the pot. Mash them with a fork or potato masher, then use a whisk or electric hand mixer to whip them. Once whipped, add in the reserved bacon fat, the milk, the bourbon and the brown butter. Whip the potatoes again until everything is combined. Taste the potatoes and add the salt and pepper, seasoning more or less if desired.If serving the potatoes immediately, spread them in a dish and top them with the crispy bacon. Crumble the sage on top. If you're waiting a bit to serve them, heat the oven to 325 degrees F and top the potatoes with the bacon.

6. Bake them for 25 to 30 minutes, then remove them from the oven and crumble the sage over top.


Nutrition Information:

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683k Calories
12g Protein
27g Total Fat
92g Carbs
20% Health Score
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Calories
683k
34%

Fat
27g
43%

  Saturated Fat
13g
83%

Carbohydrates
92g
31%

  Sugar
20g
22%

Cholesterol
59mg
20%

Sodium
742mg
32%

Alcohol
2g
14%

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Protein
12g
25%

Vitamin A
64791IU
1296%

Manganese
1mg
60%

Copper
1mg
59%

Fiber
13g
55%

Vitamin B6
1mg
53%

Potassium
1633mg
47%

Vitamin B5
3mg
39%

Vitamin B1
0.46mg
31%

Magnesium
120mg
30%

Phosphorus
286mg
29%

Vitamin B2
0.35mg
20%

Vitamin B3
4mg
20%

Calcium
166mg
17%

Iron
2mg
16%

Selenium
10µg
16%

Vitamin C
10mg
13%

Folate
51µg
13%

Zinc
1mg
13%

Vitamin E
1mg
11%

Vitamin K
9µg
9%

Vitamin B12
0.3µg
5%

Vitamin D
0.64µg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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