bourbon-sweet-potato-puree-with-buttered-pecans-14465.json

{
    "directions": [
        "Preheat oven to 425\u00b0F.",
        "Prick sweet potatoes with a fork and in a baking pan bake in middle of oven until tender, about 1 hour.",
        "When just cool enough to handle, peel potatoes and transfer half to a food processor. Add bourbon and 6 tablespoons butter and pur\u00e9e 30 seconds. Transfer pur\u00e9e to a large bowl. Pur\u00e9e remaining potatoes in food processor until completely smooth and transfer to bowl. Stir pur\u00e9e until combined well and season with salt and pepper. Transfer pur\u00e9e to a 2-quart gratin dish or other shallow baking dish. Pur\u00e9e may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. Bring pur\u00e9e to room temperature before proceeding.",
        "Reduce temperature to 325\u00b0 F.",
        "In a shallow baking pan spread pecans in one layer and bake in middle of oven until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Toss hot pecans with remaining 2 tablespoons butter and coarse salt. Pecans may be made 2 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.",
        "Arrange pecans on top of pur\u00e9e and sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake pur\u00e9e in upper third of oven until heated through and pecans are slightly browned, about 30 minutes."
    ],
    "ingredients": [
        "6 pounds sweet potatoes (about 6 large)",
        "3 tablespoons bourbon",
        "1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened",
        "2 cups pecan halves (about 8 ounces)",
        "1 teaspoon coarse salt",
        "2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar"
    ],
    "language": "en-US",
    "source": "www.epicurious.com",
    "tags": [
        "Bourbon",
        "Food Processor",
        "Side",
        "Bake",
        "Thanksgiving",
        "Vegetarian",
        "Pecan",
        "Sweet Potato/Yam",
        "Gourmet"
    ],
    "title": "Bourbon Sweet-Potato Pur\u00e9e with Buttered Pecans",
    "url": "http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/bourbon-sweet-potato-puree-with-buttered-pecans-14465"
}