Baked, spiced sweet potato mash

Name: Baked, spiced sweet potato mash
Total time: 50 min
Yield: serves 8
Ingredients: sweet potatoes 1.5kg, peeled and cubed; baking potatoes 600g, peeled and cubed; salted butter 75g, plus a few knobs extra; ground coriander 2 tsp; brown sugar 2 tbsp; lime 1, juiced; coriander a few sprigs

50 minutes
serves 8
Easy

Don't fancy potatoes this Christmas? Try our spicy baked sweet potato mash instead - it's just as good as roasties. Prep your mash ahead then have it ready to finish off in the oven when people arrive

September 24, 2015 at 12:04 pm

Ingredients

sweet potatoes 1.5kg, peeled and cubed
baking potatoes 600g, peeled and cubed
salted butter 75g, plus a few knobs extra
ground coriander 2 tsp
brown sugar 2 tbsp
lime 1, juiced
coriander a few sprigs

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Boil the sweet potatoes and baking potatoes in boiling salted water until tender. Drain really well, then mash with butter, ground coriander, 1 tbsp sugar and lime juice. Season and tip into a large baking dish. Top with a couple more knobs of butter and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden and piping hot. Scatter with the remaining sugar to serve.

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