Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Potato, My Sweet

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (115)

Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 40 min

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Ingredients

2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 whole canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, chopped
1 teaspoon adobo sauce from can of peppers
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

Put cubed potatoes into steamer basket and place steamer into a large pot of simmering water that is no closer than 2 inches from the bottom of basket. Allow to steam for 20 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender. Add butter to potatoes and mash with potato masher. Add peppers, sauce, and salt and continue mashing to combine. Serve immediately.

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recipe Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes
J Anywherei, IL 01-26-2010
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It's ok
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This was good but sweet potatoes are still sweet.
recipe Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes
Ramon Culver City, CA 01-03-2010
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Easy and delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Easy and delicious! 'Nuff said. Thanks again AB!
recipe Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes
Helen Peterborough, NH 12-21-2009
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I could live without this.
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Although OK, I wasn't blown away. Just and average way to make the great sweet potato.
recipe Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes
Meg Chicago, IL 12-14-2009
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Careful adding the peppers!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made these for a big family dinner, and the responses were varied depending on whether or not people could handle spicy... food. I personally loved the heat and would make them as is again just for myself. When serving to a group I will leave out the peppers or just use one and add the adobe sauce for smoky flavor without overwhelming more delicate taste buds.Read more
recipe Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes
Gina Bayonne, NJ 11-29-2009
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Healthier Option
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I usually whip my sweet potatoes with milk and butter. They are divine and what I look forward to during Thanksgiving. ... I thought I would make a little change this year since I whip every root vegetable the same way. I used two of the peppers and 2 tsps. of the canned sauce. It was spicy just like my husband and I like most food. Unfortunately, my husband grabbed the tupperware of excess canned bland, pumpkin, and served that up by accident while I was making gravy. So no one got to taste the potatoes. There is a nice smokey flavor to this recipe, but I feel it needs something more. I think bacon would compliment the flavors nicely, but it might overdo the smokiness. Perhaps a nice apple spiced bacon would do. This is a simple, fairly healthy, and very tasty recipe. I just feel it would be dynamite if it had added complex flavors. Read more
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null null, null 11-24-2009
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Some like it hot
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I don't really care for sweet potatoes, I do love this recipe though!! I put the whole can of chipotle peppers and adobo... sauce in. But I'm also the kind of person that puts a dollop of sriracha or a dash of hot sauce on almost everything I eat. If you follow the recipe to a T, it has a slight smokiness to it and not much heat. Just keep adding chilies until you find your happy medium.Read more