Sweet Potato Peach Food

PEACH PECAN SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Arrange half the sweet potatoes in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Layer with half of the peach slices and dot with half the butter. Repeat layering with remaining sweet potatoes and peach slices and sprinkle with lemon juice. Combine the brown sugar, ginger, and salt and mix well.
• Sprinkle the sugar mixture over the potatoes and peaches. Dot the casserole with remaining butter, and pour in the liqueur (see Cook's Note). Cover pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until sweet potatoes are tender, about 1 hour. Remove foil, sprinkle with pecans, and continue baking 10 to 15 minutes, until pecans are toasted and fragrant.

PEACHY SWEET POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine brown sugar, flour and nutmeg; cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans. Place sweet potatoes and peaches in a shallow 2-qt. broiler-proof baking dish. Sprinkle with pecan mixture. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35 minutes. Sprinkle with marshmallows. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat until marshmallows are golden brown.

SWEET POTATO AND PEACH CASSEROLE WITH PECAN TOPPING

Steps:

• Directions:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9 inch casserole dish (2 1/2 quarts), or coat well with non-stick cooking spray.
• Sweet potato casserole directions:.
• Mix together all casserole ingredients until well combined. Place in prepared casserole dish.
• Topping directions:.
• In a pan on medium heat, melt together butter and brown sugar. Stir in pecans to coat. Sprinkle over the top of sweet potato mixture.
• Bake for 30 minutes. Serve hot.
• VARIATIONS: If desired, double the recipe for pecan topping.
• You can substitute pecan topping with miniature marshmallows if you want. Place enough marshmallows to cover the sweet potato mixture and bake until marshmallows are lightly browned.

SWEET POTATO PANCAKES WITH SPICED PECANS AND PEACH BUTTER

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, eggs, and melted butter, and then add this to the dry mixture. Peel and mash the sweet potato, place it in a bowl, and then add the honey, cinnamon, and nutmeg and mix it well. Add this mixture into the pancake batter. Let the batter stand for 1 hour (or you can make it a day ahead of time).
• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add batter by the ladleful and cook the pancakes, in batches, until golden brown on each side. Serve immediately with Spiced Pecans and Peach Butter.
• Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add all the ingredients and cook until the pecans are lightly brown and caramelized, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat, cool, and store in an airtight container.
• In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until you are ready to serve.

SWEET POTATO & PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over a medium heat, and sauté onion for 2-3 minutes until softened but not brown.
• Add the diced sweet potato and diced pear, and sauté for 3-4 minutes.
• If using canned pears, only sauté the diced sweet potato at this stage and add the pears later.
• Add the chicken broth to the pot, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 20-25 minutes, or until the sweet potato (and pears) are soft.
• If including wine in your soup, add this in the last 10 minutes while the soup is simmering.
• Cool the soup for about 30 minutes.
• If using canned pears, drain these well, reserve the juice and add the pears now.
• They will help to cool down the soup.
• There is no need to chop the pears as the soup is about to be processed.
• In batches, process the chicken broth, sweet potatoes and pears until smooth in a blender or a food processor.
• Adjust the thickness of the soup so that it is to your liking by adding either more pears or some of the reserved pear juice, or more wine.
• Return the soup to the pot.
• If serving straight away: gently reheat, without bringing to the boil, stir in a swirl of yogurt and garnish with fresh mint or parsley.
• If serving later: refrigerate after processing.
• If taking to work for lunch: take the required quantity of yogurt in a separate container and spoon onto soup after it has been heated in the microwave.
• If freezing: freeze after processing.
• When ready to serve, defrost, gently reheat, without bringing to the boil, stir in a swirl of yogurt and garnish with fresh mint or parsley.

HOLIDAY SWEET POTATO, PEACH AND CASHEW BAKE/CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, cashews, salt, and ginger.
• In 10x6x2-inch baking dish layer half the sweet potatoes, half the peach slices, and half the brown sugar mixture. Repeat layers.
• Dot with butter or margarine.
• Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and bake mixture about 10 minutes longer. Spoon brown sugar syrup over before serving.
• Makes 6 to 8 servings.

JALAPENO SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, saute bacon and onion in butter until just tender.
• Add garlic and cook about 2 more minutes.
• Add sweet potatoes, chicken broth, pickled jalapeños, jalapeño juice and comino.
• Cover and cook until potatoes are tender (approx. 20 to 30 minutes).
• When done, add soda, cilantro and milk.
• Coarsely mash potatoes with a potato masher.
• Stir well and re-adjust salt and pepper.
• Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
• NOTE: You may garnish with sour cream and 3 or 4 fresh jalapeños, cut in thin lengthwise strips.

PEACHY CHICKEN WITH SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine sweet potatoes and onion. Sprinkle chicken with paprika, thyme, salt and cayenne; arrange over sweet potatoes. Top with preserves. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until chicken and potatoes are tender., Remove chicken and vegetables to a serving platter; keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with chicken and vegetables.

SWEET POTATO PEACH

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, pecans, ginger and salt.
• Drain sweet potatoes.
• Layer half the sweet potatoes in a casserol baking dish.
• Then half the brown sugar mixture.
• Repeat.
• Dot with butter.
• Bake 10 minutes longer.
• ( I sprinkled brown sugar, ginger, and salt over the yams, peaches, and pecans, but butter on top. I put mine in a small cast iron skillet and cooked it right on the BBQ pit along with the meat I was cooking).