Fiery Sweet Potatoes

By bjlazyl

Ingredients

• 5 pounds sweet potatoes
• 1 cup canned coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon salt

Details

Servings 10
Adapted from cooking.nytimes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Bake potatoes on a baking sheet until very soft, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. When cool enough to handle, peel and mash.

In a small saucepan, heat coconut milk with curry paste over low heat. Mix coconut milk mixture, half the sugar, half the butter and salt into potatoes. Keep warm until ready to serve, or cover and refrigerate up to two days.

At least 30 minutes before serving, heat oven to 425 degrees. Put potatoes in a baking dish, cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover potatoes, dot with remaining butter and sugar and broil until brown and crusty on top, checking often to prevent scorching.