Bourbon Sweets

One of the “children” (the many young men and ladies who passed through the lair), recently contacted me with a culinary question. She was looking for a side dish I produced for every holiday dinner. The dish was straightforward to produce in mass quantities but appeared quite complex, with a memorable taste.

This is a riff on turkey-day classic sweet potatoes, but we shall forgo the abomination that marshmallows produce and add our flavor enhancers. As written, the recipe is tasty, but the true key is not the Bourbon. (Did I just dis Bourbon?), but the addition of several spices. Cinnamon and nutmeg come to mind, but for a TRUE Roguechef twist, a sprinkling of cayenne will add a punch.

From Wikipedia:

The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable. The young shoots and leaves are sometimes eaten as greens. Cultivars of the sweet potato have been bred to bear tubers with flesh and skin of various colors. Sweet potato is only distantly related to the common potato (Solanum tuberosum), both being in the order Solanales. Although darker sweet potatoes are often referred to as “yams” in parts of North America, the species is even more distant from the true yams, which are monocots in the order Dioscoreales.

Bourbon Sweets

A RogueChef twist to a classic side dish

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Global

Servings 6 people

Calories 186 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1/2 stick Unsalted Butter 4 tbsp, Good quality
• 4-6 ea Sweet Potatoes peeled adn sliced to 1/2"
• 1/2 cup Light Brown Sugar Firm Pack or use Raw Sugar
• 1/2 cup Bourbon Good Stuff, but not sippin bourbon
• 2 tbsp Syrup Cane, Maple, sorghum
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350°F
• Butter an ovenproof casserole dish. 
• Arrange the sweet potato slices in the prepared dish and season with salt and pepper.
• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, butter, bourbon, and syrup. 
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• When the sauce is boiling, pour it over the sweet potatoes.
• Bake the casserole, basting and turning the potatoes occasionally, until the sweet potatoes are soft and tender, 45 to 60 minutes.
• Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper.

Notes

It’s a simple riff on the holiday staple.

One can use this method with a sweet pie pumpkin.

Nutrition

Calories: 186kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 0.1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 21mgPotassium: 29mgFiber: 0.02gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 330IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 0.1mg

Keyword Bourbon, Sweet Potato

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