Spicy Whipped Sweet Potatoes

Oolala's Note:

From Stephan Pyles who has been called one of the founding fathers of Southwestern cuisine. He is the chef/owner at Star Canyon and AquaKnox in Dallas. This is from his "Tamales and The New Texas Cuisine" cookbook.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 2 large sweet potatoes , peeled, diced
• ½ white potato , peeled, diced
• 6 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon cayenne powder
• 1 tablespoon pure chile powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ½ cup sweet butter , 1 stick, room temperature

Directions:

1. In a saucepan, bring the potatoes to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, until soft.
2. Drain and transfer the potatoes to a food processor.
3. Add maple syrup, cayenne, chili powder, and salt. Process for 1 minute while adding the butter 1 tablespoons at a time.
4. Warm in a pan and serve.

Reviews

[True Texas]

5 stars and more! Wonderful flavor, sweet yet spicy. I'm always looking for something new to make with my Tex-Mex dishes and this will be on my menu in the future. My only regret is I can't afford to buy real maple syrup, had to use my pancake sryup, but it tastes fine. I'm sure Karo would be good, too, I just didn't think about that when I was making it this time. Great recipe, thanks!