Mashed Maple Boubon Sweet Potatoes I Made It

Mashed Maple Boubon Sweet Potatoes

DetroitTokyo 12 years ago

Mashed Maple Boubon Sweet Potatoes By: Notyourmomma
This is wonderful! I didn't have bourbon so I used Licor 43 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licor_43) instead and for the topping I combine about 1/2 cup crumbled golden round cracker crumbs, 2 tbsp brown sugar and about 1 tbsp torn fresh thyme leaves. Everyone really enjoyed it at our Thanksgiving feast! Sorry no pic this time.

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

DT, I always look so forward to your pics. Im not a fan of sweet potatoes, but I like the sound of maple and bourbon or Licor 43 : ) Does that count?? This does sound good. Maybe I just have not had them prepared well. I dont think I have tried them since childhood.

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frankieanne 12 years ago said:

Here I am - still haven't tried a sweet potato. On my "to do" list. This looks like a good recipe.

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notyourmomma 12 years ago said:

Thank you for the nice review. It is a great recipe from the Hardy Boys...it is a favorite of the non-marchmallow parts of the family. I'm so glad you tried it, dear.

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DetroitTokyo 12 years ago said:

I strongly recommend trying sweet potatoes if you have not or re-trying if you think you don't like them. They are one of the top super foods!! Very good for you. This is an excellent recipe and a great way to try them out in my opinion, but even a simple baked one mashed with a bit of butter is delish!

Mr. P so sweet of you to say that about my pics (see what I did there?) :-)

Tina, thank you for sharing such a wonderful recipe!

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

I think I will give them a shot if only to make sure. You say they are a super food huh? Real good for you? Thats even more incentive. DT, I dont see what you did. It must have went over my head : (

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gkwillow 12 years ago said:

Yes, mr p sweet potatoes are SUPER good for you. I think I read somewhere that they were one of Underdog's favorite foods... ;) Actually, Sweet Potato was his nic for Sweet Polly Purebread. He just couldn't use that on camera... Didn't know that, did ya? :P

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

Really!................Well then, what was Duddely Doright's horse's name?

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gkwillow 12 years ago said:

A Horse is a Horse, of course, of course... no, wait ----- wrong show! Oops.

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

Hmm. Now I really have to try them. I meant to hit the store yesterday but didnt finish tinkering til almost dark. I will get some toady. Especially if Underdog liked them : )

I remember Dudley Do-Right. Cant remember the horses name tho...... : (

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gkwillow 12 years ago said:

Toady??? I thought you were Piggy :P A toad is a whole different aminal.....

Sorry, mr p, I just couldn't resist that one. ;)

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DetroitTokyo 12 years ago said:

As always, you all are so entertaining :-)

Mrpiggy, I know it's pretty late but what I "did" up there was I called you sweet in a conversation about sweet potatoes and thought I was being clever :-)

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frankieanne 12 years ago said:

Dudley's horse was named - Horse. Dudley wasn't the brightest bulb in the string.
I still need to make sweet potatoes. My mother said she was making some for my father and b-i-l for Christmas. I'll have to see what she does and give them a try.

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

DT, that was clever. I can be just a bit slow at times. That was one of those times. = O

OK, I just returned from picking up "sweet potatoes" Those things are BIG. They're almost a foot long. I got 3 of them. Now I just have to figure out what Im going to do with them.......

GK, I will have to blame that error on my typing skills. "Today" is a word I know how to spell : ) I think I have dyslexic ( <---------I had to look that word up ) fingers.

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gkwillow 12 years ago said:

WOW foot longs? If you're cubing or slicing those, I hope your knife skills are better than your typing skills because those are going to need some serious cutting up effort. I always look for smaller potatoes just so they won't be so hard to cut! At that size, maybe you should just break them with a brick trowel... :P

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

Those things did not want to cut. Thought I was going to have to use my hatchet. But I always thought sweet potatoes are orange or red inside. These are white just like a regular potato. I look at all the pics I have seen here on GR and they are reddish. These are the same shape as the reddish yams that were right next to these. I know that I picked them out of the bin labeled "sweet potato". Sooooo riddle me this........what did I get?

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

You got a sweet potato. As in regular potatoes, there are a lot of varieties.

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

Thanks, Points. I was pretty sure thats what I had. I was just kind of surprised when I cut into it and saw white. I guess these are also the less sweet ones. I have never had one of these (white). Only the orange/reddish ones which I remember being very sweet and mushy.

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

Frazier white is white skinned and fleshed, also very sweet. White yams are white skinned and fleshed, also sweet like sugar. They are a sweet potato although they are called yams. White triumph are white skinned and fleshed. Don't have a report on the sweetness. Korean Purple are purple skinned and white fleshed, also very sweet. That's all I have on sweet potatoes so far.
I've been doing research on them to decide which variety to grow in the garden this year.
From the sound of things, you may have the Korean Purple.

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pointsevenout 12 years ago said:

Oops, missed a couple. O'Henry is white skinned and white fleshed, and standardly sweet. Southern Queen is white fleshed. Don't have the skinny on skin color. It is high in sugar.
Sweet potatoes are also divided out in two basic types, wet and dry. The wet ones cook up more to a mushy texture, like you describe in your sweet potato experiences. The dry type cook up a lot more firm. White fleshed sweet potatoes for the most part are the dry type. The Frazier, white triumph, and Southern Queen, I have no info on the wet or dry status.

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

Points, thank you for this info The ones I have are lighter than a russet. They were just as fat, but quite long. I made one tonight that I will post in IMI in a bit. This was not overly sweet nor as sweet as I remember from my childhood. They cooked up semi firm. Not quite as firm as a regular potato. More like a turnip. Bottom line........I liked it and will be making more

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DetroitTokyo 11 years ago said:

I made this again this year for Thanksgiving. And once again it was enjoyed by all! Added a pic this time. Used bourbon this time.

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