Sweet Potato Puree

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 4 small garlic cloves, sliced thin
• 3 cups low sodium chicken broth or 3 cups low sodium vegetable broth
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• kosher salt, to taste
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons aged balsamic vinegar or 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, reduction

Recipe

• 1 place sweet potato cubes and garlic in a saucepan and pour in chicken or vegetable broth to within a half inch of the top of the potatoes.
• 2 boil until very soft (the potatoes will sink down into the liquid as they cook), 12-15 minutes.
• 3 drain, reserving cooking liquid.
• 4 return potatoes to saucepan and mash with potato masher.
• 5 slowly add some of the cooking liquid, stirring until you get the consistency of a loose puree. it need not be perfectly smooth.
• 6 stir in thyme and butter, adding more to taste if needed, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 keep warm in a double boiler.
• 8 drizzle aged balsamic vinegar over each portion just before serving.
• 9 for vegetarian use the vegetable broth only.