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Smoked Sweet Potato with garlic and chilli

A wholesome take on Sweet Potato Mash, built on garlic and chilli and finished the way we like it. Ready in about 1 hr 5 min and easily enough for 4 people.

5.0 from 80 cooks
Prep25 min
Cook40 min
Serves4
LevelAdvanced
Free to cook
Smoked Sweet Potato with garlic and chilli
Method

How to cook it

Prep everything first: chop the aromatics, measure the garlic and chilli elements, and pat the sweet potato dry so it colours well.

Warm the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and soften the onion and garlic until sweet and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Add the sweet potatoes and smoke until it takes on colour and the edges catch, 4 to 6 minutes.

Stir in the lemon and the rest of the garlic and chilli flavours, letting them cook out for a minute until fragrant.

Add the spinach along with a splash of stock or water, then cover and cook gently until everything is tender and the sauce clings.

Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and a little acid. It should taste bright, savoury and balanced.

Finish with the chopped oregano and serve while hot.

Tested in the Stewart & Musell kitchen. Timings assume a standard home oven and hob.

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