Christmas Sweet Potato & Pumpkin Mash

Roots

Easy Level:

Easy

Servings:

6 - 8 pax

Turning one of the best fall recipe ideas of mashed sweet potatoes into a Christmas special with pumpkin, seasoned with umami punch from miso and creamy richness from french butter.

 

The light and natural sweetness from the sweet potatoes and pumpkin balances out any heavy flavours from Christmas Classics like Pork Roll and Spatchcock Roast Chicken.

 

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Ingredients

Adjust Servings
US / Metric
1.5kg Sweet potato
1.5kg Sweet potato
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g
g
Pumpkin
0.00
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g
Pumpkin
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g
g
Butter
0.00
g
g
Butter
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Maple syrup
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Maple syrup
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tbsp
tbsp
Miso
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Miso
Salt and Pepper
Salt and Pepper
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tbsp
tbsp
Salt
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Salt

Steps

1

Cut sweet potato and pumpkin into smaller chunks of about the same size, pumpkin slightly bigger.
Cut sweet potato and pumpkin into smaller chunks of about the same size, pumpkin slightly bigger.
Mark as completed

2

In a large pot of boiling water, add 2 tbsp of salt. Add sweet potato and pumpkin. Boil for about 15 minutes until a knife runs through smoothly into the sweet potatoes.
In a large pot of boiling water, add 2 tbsp of salt. Add sweet potato and pumpkin. Boil for about 15 minutes until a knife runs through smoothly into the sweet potatoes.
Mark as completed

3

Strain and set aside to let the moisture evaporate.
Strain and set aside to let the moisture evaporate.
Mark as completed

4

Put sweet potatoes and pumpkin through a potato ricer into another pot.
Put sweet potatoes and pumpkin through a potato ricer into another pot.
Mark as completed

5

While still hot, add butter, maple syrup, miso, salt and pepper. Mix evenly and adjust salt to taste.
While still hot, add butter, maple syrup, miso, salt and pepper. Mix evenly and adjust salt to taste.
Mark as completed

6

Heat up in a pot, mixing constantly before serving.
Heat up in a pot, mixing constantly before serving.
Mark as completed

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