Sweet Potato Caramelized Onion Shells Food

SWEET POTATOES WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Scrub and dry the sweet potatoes, then prick several times with a fork and place onto a baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until the sweet potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion and bell pepper; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking and stirring until the onion is very tender and dark brown, 20 to 30 minutes more.
• Split open the baked sweet potatoes and top with the onion mixture, salt, pepper, and a dollop of sour cream.

MASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH CARAMELIZED ONION AND PANCETTA

Steps:

• Boil sweet potatoes in large saucepan of boiling salted water over medium-high heat 15-20 minutes or until very tender.
• Drain sweet potatoes; return to saucepan.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over medium heat until hot.
• Add pancetta; cook 2-3 minutes or until pancetta begins to brown.
• Add onion; cook 15-20 minutes or until onions are caramelized, stirring frequently.
• Adjust heat, if necessary, to prevent onions from browning too quickly.
• Add vinegar; stir, scraping up browned bits from bottom of skillet.
• Over very low heat, mash sweet potatoes.
• Add mascarpone, salt and pepper.
• Stir in onion mixture.
• *Noteyou can use bacon if you don't have pancetta available.
• Just cook the bacon in a medium pot of boiling water 1 minute.
• Drain and rinse until cool.
• Blanching helps remove some of the smoky flavor from the bacon.

SWEET POTATOES WITH CARAMELIZED ONION

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400º.
• Heat olive oil in frying pan at medium heat and add onion. Sauté until rings separate. Reduce heat to medium low and continue cooking uncovered, until onions are soft and caramelized at least 30 minutes or more, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, prick whole potatoes with skins on and bake in roasting pan for 40 minutes or until soft. When cool enough to handle peel skins from potatoes and set aside.
• When onions are soft add thyme, salt and pepper to taste and mix well. At this point you can either place the onions in a food processor and pulse until they are slightly chunky or chop with a sharp knife.
• Heat a medium sized pot and add butter. Add the sweet potatoes and mash with a fork or potato masher. Add the sour cream or milk a little at a time then add the onion mixture. Blend with a wooden spoon until fully incorporated and adjust S & P to taste.

SWEET POTATO MASH WITH CARAMELISED ONIONS

Steps:

• Peel onions, cut in half and finely slice so you have half moon shaped circles.
• Put into a medium frypan and drizzle with oil and massage the oil in to break up the half rings.
• Cover frypan and cook over a low to moderate heat giving a stir occasionally until a nice golden colour (about 30 to 40 minutes), the longer you take the sweeter the onion will be.
• Put sweet potatoes in a pot of cold water and season with a little salt and bring to the boil and cook till tender.
• When potatoes are cook, drain and give a good shake, put in butter and mash (I used a potato masher) till you get the consistency you like (I like a slightly lumpy texture).
• Add your caramelised onions and mix in well (I just used a fork) and season with salt and pepper to taste.