Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes: Reloaded

Cook:30min

Reason for Reload: The original application, with only five ingredients, was really a one-note dish, and that one note was sharp and spiky due to a chipotle/adobo punch with no supporting flavors to round things out. So, we've added maple syrup and one of my favorite heat sources, Urfa biber, the Turkish cousin to Syria's Aleppo pepper. The biggest upgrade, though, comes from moving the cooking from a steamer to the oven, where dry heat can create stronger flavors.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:04:50 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories226.6 kcal (11%)

Total Fat12.5 g (18%)

Carbs27.6 g (11%)

Sugars9.1 g (10%)

Protein2 g (4%)

Sodium286.3 mg (14%)

Fiber3.6 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

685gsweet potatoes

large, peeled and cubed

28gpeanut oil

or safflower

36gdark maple syrup

2gkosher salt

2gUrfa biber

42gunsalted butter

20gchipotle chile in adobo sauce

chopped

5gadobo sauce

from the can

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oven to 400°F.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Toss the sweet potatoes with the oil, maple syrup, salt, and Urfa biber in a large bowl. Scatter the sweet potatoes evenly on a half sheet pan.

Bowl

Baking sheet

sweet potatoes685g

peanut oil28g

dark maple syrup36g

kosher salt2g

Urfa biber2g

Step 3

Roast for 20 minutes. Stir, then roast for 10 more minutes until caramelized and smashably soft.

OvenHeat

Step 4

Transfer back to the large bowl, add the butter, & mash with a potato masher, or run through a food mill with a fine sieve. Add the chile & adobo & continue mashing to combine.

Bowl