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Sweet Potato Puree

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  • Serves: 6 – 8.Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 1 hour
  • Ingredients

    • 40ml extra virgin olive oil.
    • 40g unsalted butter, cut into 2cm pieces.
    • 150g peeled brown onion, chopped.
    • 10g sea salt.
    • 1.2kg peeled orange sweet potato.
    • 850ml litres fresh chicken stock (Recipe Here).
    • 50g unsalted butter, extra.
    • 30ml extra virgin olive oil, extra.

    Method

    • Heat oil and butter in heavy-based pan; add onion and salt, saute for about 8 minutes or until onion is very soft.
    • Add sweet potatoes and sweat over low heat for 6 minutes.
    • Pour over enough chicken stock to just cover sweet potatoes, cover with a cartouche and simmer very gently for about 40 minutes or until very tender (by this stage most of liquid should have been absorbed).
    • Remove from heat, stand 5 minutes.
    • Drain off any remaining liquid. Set aside.
    • Puree sweet potato with extra butter and extra oil until smooth and light. Check seasoning.
    • Add some of the reserved liquid if necessary to give the desired consistency.