Sweet Potatoes With Ancho Chile Butter Food

ANCHO CHILE SPICED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Bread Crumb Topping: 1. Mix panko, garlic powder, onion powder, ancho chile powder and evoo together in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside. Sweet Potatoes: 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9- x 13-inch casserole dish. 2. Whisk 2 tablespoons of ancho chile powder, cumin, and coriander together in a small bowl. Set aside. 3. Toss to coat sweet potato slices with evoo, salt, and pepper.Layer sweet potatoes in the prepared pan. Sprinkle ½ teaspoon of ancho chile powder over potatoes. Add half of the sliced onion and garlic. Continue layering remaining potatoes, seasoning, onion, and garlic until all potatoes are used. 4. Pour chicken broth into casserole and tightly wrap with foil.Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle bread crumb topping over potatoes, and continue baking for 30 minutes more, or until all chicken broth has been absorbed and the bread crumb topping has browned.

CHIPOTLE SMASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Put the sweet potatoes in a steamer basket and put the steamer in a large pot of simmering water that is 1 inch from the bottom of the basket. Cover and steam over medium-high heat for 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are fork-tender.
• Remove the steamer basket, pour the water out of the pot and dump the sweet potatoes into the pot. Add the butter and salt and mash with a potato masher. Add the chile and sauce and continue mashing to combine. Serve immediately.

CHILE SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Oil a 2-quart baking dish. Place the garlic, salt, chipotles and adobo sauce, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, broth, orange juice and honey in a blender. Blend until smooth. Strain into a large, wide bowl, and stir in the orange zest.
• Cut the sweet potatoes in half lengthwise, then cut each half into 4-inch lengths. If the sweet potatoes are fat, cut the pieces in half lengthwise into wedges. Add to the bowl, and toss with the adobo mixture until coated. Transfer to the baking dish, then pour on the liquid from the bowl. Drizzle on the oil, and cover tightly with foil.
• Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven until tender. Raise the heat to 425 degrees, uncover the sweet potatoes and baste with the liquid in the pan. Continue to bake, uncovered, until the sweet potatoes are thoroughly tender and glazed and any sauce remaining in the pan is thick. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

ROASTED HONEY-CINNAMON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
• Pierce the sweet potatoes all over and heat in the microwave on high, turning them over halfway through, until cooked through, 8 to 12 minutes. (Some potatoes will cook faster than others. After cooking halfway, check the potatoes every 2 minutes; they should feel soft when you squeeze them.) Cut into large chunks and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Stir together the butter, honey, chile powder, cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Pour the mixture over the potatoes and toss to coat. Roast until the honey butter is bubbly and the potatoes are glazed, 15 minutes. Toss well. Sprinkle with the chopped pecans and bake until the nuts are toasted, about 5 minutes more. Season with salt and serve.

GRILLED SWEET POTATO TACOS WITH ANCHO CHILE-MAPLE SYRUP GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 F.
• Using 1 tortilla for each serving, place 1/4 cup of each cheese over half the tortilla's surface, top with 3 slices of sweet potatoes and season with salt and white pepper to taste.
• Fold the tortilla over the filling to make a semicircle. Before serving brush the top lightly with oil and sprinkle with ancho chile powder. Bake for 6 minutes or until crisp. Serve 2 per person and drizzle each with the maple glaze
• Combine the ingredients in a small bowl.

ANCHO SWEET-POTATO PURéE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. and line a baking sheet with foil.
• Prick sweet potatoes in several places with a fork and bake on baking sheet in middle of oven until tender, about 1 hour. Cool potatoes until they can be handled.
• Wearing rubber gloves, stem and seed chiles and tear into 1-inch pieces. In a small saucepan bring chiles and cream to a boil. In a blender purée mixture until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids).
• Scoop flesh from potatoes into a food processor, discarding skins, and purée with cream mixture, salt, and 2 tablespoons butter. Purée may be made up to this point 1 day ahead and cooled before being chilled, covered.
• Transfer purée to a large saucepan and heat over moderate heat, stirring, until hot, stirring in more salt and butter if desired.

ANCHO CHILI BUTTER

Steps:

• Stem the chilies, break them open and shake out all the seeds. Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Lower the heat, add the chilies and simmer until softened, about 5 minutes. Drain and let cool. Use a small knife to scrape the flesh of the chilies from the skin. Chop the chilies into a paste, and cream together with the butter in a small bowl. Stir in the salt.