Mashed Sweet Potatoes With Ginger and Sage
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 3:25pm

Ingredients




4 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled, halved lengthwise and cut into ½ inch slices
1 cup water
4 teaspoons butter
1 teaspoon dried sage
1/2 teaspoon dried ginger
salt 

1/4 cup toasted pine nuts

Preparation

1 Set a rack on the bottom of a large pressure cooker 2 Pour in the water, add the sweet potatoes and lock the lid in place 3 Bring to pressure over high heat 4 Reduce heat just enough to maintain high pressure; cook for 5 minutes 5 Turn off heat and quick-release the pressure. (Sweet potatoes should be tender and uniformly cooked) 6 Drain the potatoes in a large colander and remove the rack from the cooker 7 In the cooker, melt butter over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to low 8 Stir in the ginger and sage 9 Add the sweet potatoes and mash with a potato masher 10 Season well with salt; add more sage and ginger to taste, if necessary 11 Garnish with pine nuts and serve hot

About


Pecans may also be used.