Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes

I have always enjoyed sweet potatoes, but I believe that it was this recipe that started me on my sweet potato craze several years back.

By Alton Brown

Ingredients:

2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 whole canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, chopped*

1 teaspoon adobo sauce from can of peppers

1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Put cubed potatoes into steamer basket and place steamer into a large pot of simmering water that is no closer than two inches from the bottom of the steamer basket. Allow to steam for 20 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.

2. Add butter to the potatoes and mash with a potato masher. Add peppers, sauce, and salt and continue mashing to combine. Serve immediately.

*Tip: I can never eat an entire can of adobo peppers before they go bad without freezing them. Use what you need for this recipe, put the rest in a freezer bag and freeze until next time!