Savory Sweet Potatoes Recipe

"The X-Mas shopping season begins early in Iceland. Recently my hubby took me to lunch at an Icelandic store that was advertising a “traditional US Thanksgiving meal” during Nov & served in their coffee shop. We are both so fond of this meal that we decided to dine & shop. Since the Icelandic ideas of “traditional” US cooking often depart from the norm, I have learned to expect the unexpected & I was not disappointed. This ingredient-friendly & easy-fix side-dish was so good that I couldn’t wait to put my own spin on it & share with you. I also instantly added it to our annual 3-family Thanksgiving dinner, altho it will also work very well as a tasty side for your Easter ham. (Time does not include the time to bake & cool the sweet potatoes as that time will vary according to size used) Enjoy!"

Original is 4 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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16 to 18 ounces sweet potatoes (2 Very lrg, pre-baked & may use an = amt of a smaller size)
8 ounces bacon (Cut into sml strips & crisped)
2 yellow onions (Diced & caramelized in the bacon drippings)

4 ounces pine nuts
Butter (plus salt & pepper to taste)

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (278.4 g)
Calories 582.8
Total Fat - 41.2 g
Saturated Fat - 10.5 g
Cholesterol - 62.4 mg
Sodium - 1008.5 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 27.9 g
Dietary Fiber - 7.2 g
Sugars - 3.4 g
Protein - 28.1 g
Calcium - 60.9 mg
Iron - 5.5 mg
Vitamin C - 19.4 mg
Thiamin - 0.6 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Pre-bake sweet potatoes at 350F until fork-tender. Set aside so they begin to cool.

Step 2

When cool enough to handle easily, remove the skin & coarsely mash the potato flesh.

Step 3

Crisp the bacon strips & set aside. Reserve 1-2 tbsp of the bacon drippings in the pan.

Step 4

Caramelize the diced onion in the bacon drippings until golden brown.

Step 5

Combine the crisped bacon, caramelized onion & pine nuts with the sweet potato mash.

Step 6

Add butter + salt & pepper to taste. (May store in fridge & then microwave as needed)

Step 7

NOTE: This recipe can be made a day ahead. It is meant to serve 4 generously & likely will also allow for leftovers. It may be doubled to serve 8 or tripled to serve 12.

Step 8

NOTE RE PIC: A plan doesn't always go the way you intend. I decided to make & photograph this recipe, knowing I would have to leave out the pine nuts as Siggi is diet-restricted for them. Also & to my surprise, Siggi bought red onions at the grocery store since he knows I favor them (instead of white onions). Bottom Line is that a pic made per the recipe will likely appear different from the pic I have posted.