Ingredients

The following ingredients have 7 Servings
  • 3 pounds sweet potatoes (about 4 medium-sized)
  • 1 naval orange
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 heaping tablespoon fresh grated ginger or ginger paste
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Pierce sweet potatoes several times with a fork. Place sweet potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil. Bake until tender, about 1 hour.
  • While the potatoes are baking, grate the zest and squeeze the juice from the orange. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of the grated zest and 1/3 cup strained juice in a large bowl. Save any remaining zest and juice for a separate use or discard.
  • Carefully remove and discard the skins from the baked sweet potatoes (don't burn yourself with the hot potatoes!).
  • Place sweet potato flesh in the bowl with the orange zest and juice. Add butter, ginger, salt and pepper.
  • Mash or beat to combine.