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Sweet potato puree

Neil Perry
Neil Perry

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A Christmassy sweet potato side.
A Christmassy sweet potato side. William Meppem

One of the trimmings for my traditional roast turkey

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Ingredients

  • 600g sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-3cm dice

  • 3½ tsp sea salt

  • 75g unsalted butter

  • 1 knob ginger, finely chopped

  • ½ brown onion, finely diced

  • freshly ground pepper

Method

  1. Place sweet potatoes in a saucepan and add enough cold water to almost cover. Add 2 tsp sea salt and simmer gently for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are soft. Set aside.

    Meanwhile, dice 50g of butter and place in a heavy-based saucepan over a low heat. Add ginger, onion and remaining salt and sauté for about 5 minutes or until onion is very soft. Add sweet potato and cook for a further 2 minutes. Purée mixture in a food processor or blender.

    Finely dice remaining butter and stir it into purée until melted. Season to taste with pepper. Spoon into a bowl, and serve with my roast turkey.

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Neil PerryNeil Perry is a restaurateur, chef and former Good Weekend columnist.

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