Ingredients
- 4 pounds sweet potatoes
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 1⁄2 cup bourbon
- 1⁄3 cup orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1⁄4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3⁄4 cup pecan halves
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Peel, wash, and quarter sweet potatoes. Place in stockpot with enough water to cover them by 2 inches and bring to a boil. Continue boiling until fork-tender, about 15 minutes.
3. Drain and transfer to large bowl. Add butter, cream, bourbon, orange juice, orange zest, brown sugar, salt, and nutmeg and mash everything together with potato masher or electric mixer. Spoon sweet potato mixture into casserole dish and top with pecan halves. Bake 30 minutes.
Recipes reprinted with permission from Nashville Eats by Jennifer Justus and Andrea Behrends. Published by Abrams Books, 2015.
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