Garlic-Scented Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Milk and Cilantro

Name: Garlic-Scented Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Milk and Cilantro
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, coconut milk; 1 small clove, garlic, minced; 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1 teaspoon, granulated sugar; 2 pounds, sweet potatoes (about 2 large or 3 medium-small potatoes), peeled, quartered lengthwise, and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices; pinch, ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh cilantro leaves

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2002, America's Test Kitchen TV

Side Dishes

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SERVES4

TIME50 minutes

Garlic-Scented Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Milk and Cilantro

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a mashed sweet potatoes recipe that would push the deep, earthy sweetness to the fore and produce a silky puree with enough body to hold its shape while sitting on a fork. Braising the sweet potatoes in a mixture of butter and hea...

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