Description
Cheddar herb sweet potato mash is the perfect Holiday side dish. This mashed sweet potato recipe is full with delicious savory ingredients like cheddar, garlic and sage because sweet potatoes are sweet enough on their own.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large sweet potato, about 17 oz/500g
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tsp fresh chives, or any herb, finely chopped
- 4-6 fresh sage leaves
- 1 tsp oil or butter, for frying sage
- 3 tbsp shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- If you want to make crispy sweet potato skins, peel the potato in as large pieces as you can, about 1/4 inch thick. Check blog post for recipe. Cube the sweet potato in roughly 1 inch pieces.
- Place the cubed sweet potatoes in a large pot, cover with water with about 2.5 cm (1 inch) extra above the potatoes. Add 1/2 tsp salt. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer over medium-high heat. Simmer uncovered until the potatoes are tender. Approx. 10 minutes.
- Drain the potatoes and return to the pot. Mash it to your desired consistency.
- Sage leaves are best while cooked in fat*. Heat oil, butter or bacon fat in a pan on high heat. Fry the sage leaves for 30 seconds or until crinkly and crispy. Dry a little on a paper towel.
- Add pepper, shredded cheddar cheese, chopped chives and garlic to the the sweet potatoes and give it a mix. Taste and see if you want to add more salt or seasonings. Top with fried sage leaves and more fresh chives.
Notes
* Sage leaves should always be cooked in some way before consuming. Raw sage has a cottony texture that some may find unpleasant. My favorite way is to cook it in bacon fat, but melted butter or oil is also incredible.
Leftovers can be stored, covered, in the fridge for 4-5 days or in the freezer for 6 months. I love to use the leftovers as topping on shepherd's pie (but then I've made a double batch of this sweet potato mash). See recipe for this in my 7 Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes.
- Prep Time: 8 minutes
- Inactive Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4
- Calories: 147
- Sugar: 8.2
- Sodium: 369
- Fat: 3.1
- Saturated Fat: 1.3
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 26.5
- Fiber: 4.3
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 6