Thursday, October 8, 2015

Sweet Potatoes & Horseradish...Yes Please!

By: The Food Hunter

Horseradish & sweet potatoes is not a common combination but definitely something I suggest you try. Soft and sweet on the inside with a tangy crust on the outside; sounds like a match made in heaven to me. I came across the recipe below browsing The Food Network and though I initially was skeptical of the combination I decided to give it a try anyway.



Sweet Potatoes with Maple-Horseradish Butter

(recipe adapted from The Food Network)

2 pounds sweet potatoes (about 3 medium potatoes), peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup loosely packed flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish


Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Put the sweet potato chunks in a 3-quart casserole dish in an even layer.

Bring the maple syrup to a gentle boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Boil for 1 minute, then add the broth. Let come to a boil again, then cook for 1 minute more. Turn off the heat and whisk in the butter. Pour the mixture over the sweet potatoes and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

Cover the dish with foil and roast until the potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to roast until the sauce is reduced to a glaze, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the parsley, horseradish and 1/4 teaspoon salt and stir to coat the potatoes. Serve hot.

22 comments:

  1. I love sweet potatoes! I have never tried horseradish butter tho, sounds really good!

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  2. I would have been skeptical too, It sounds like an odd combination, but I can see how it would work. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. This sounds amazing. I'm definitely going to try this. I have fresh horseradish from my garden!

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  4. Love this idea! Horseradish is a favorite of my husband, and I love it too. I'll have to give this recipe a try. Yum!

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  5. You're right. That's definitely not a combo that I've tried before, but I'm seriously intrigued. Sounds very cool!

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  6. I love both of them but never would have put them together. Will have to try this one!

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  7. Interesting! I love horseradish, but I've never tried it with sweet potatoes before.

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  8. Very intriguing! Kind of like a version of Belgian frites.

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  9. This sounds so delicious! I love horseradish and sweet potato so sounds like an automatic win :)

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  10. I hardly ever eat horseradish but we love sweet potatoes! I'll give it a go!

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  11. Live horseradish & love sweet potatoes...never would;d have thought to combine the two! Smartie!!

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  12. I love love horseradish!! And combined with sweet potato sounds so darn good!

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  13. This sound like a delicious combo!

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  14. What a good idea! I love the flavour of horseradish and can imagine it goes well with the sweet potato. Yum!

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  15. Such an interesting combo, I can't wait to try it!

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  16. That is a combination I have not considered, but I bet it's amazing.

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  17. I happen to adore horseradish, and think the combination of the sweet potato with the bite of the horseradish sounds amazing!

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  18. Baking sweet potatoes is acutally pretty simple!! And they look delicicous :D
    I think I never got around to cook with them because noone does over here in Germany. That shall change!

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  19. I absolutely love sweet potatoes and it's one of my favorite foods! This looks like such a delicious and simple recipe!

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  20. I'm not all that familiar w/ the horseradish but heck I'm up for trying new things. Great way to think out of the box.

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  21. My husband would go crazy over this! He is a huge horseradish lover!

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  22. Interesting combo! Horseradish and sweet potatoes are such strong flavors, I bet they go well together.

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