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North Carolina Brown-Butter Sweet Potatoes

North Carolina Brown-Butter Sweet Potatoes Ingredients: sweet potato, raw, unprepared butter, without salt molasses salt, table Directions: In 5-quart saucepot, heat sweet potatoes and enough water to cover to boiling...

North Carolina Brown-Butter Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:
sweet potato, raw, unprepared
butter, without salt
molasses
salt, table

Directions:
In 5-quart saucepot, heat sweet potatoes and enough water to cover to boiling over high heat.
Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until sweet potatoes are fork-tender.
Drain well and return sweet potatoes to saucepot.
Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, cook butter over medium heat until browned, but not burned, 5 to 7 minutes.
(Butter should be the color of maple syrup.)
With potato masher, mash sweet potatoes, brown butter, molasses, and salt until smooth.