They say your greatest strength is also your largegest
feebleness, which certainly is true when it comes to sweet potatoes. The starchy sweetness that makes this tuber such
a popular holiday side dish, is also its fatal flaw, since, for me at least, it
fastly leads to palate fatigue. After a few bites of mashed sweet potatoes, or sweet potato
casserole, I’m pretty much over the experience, and I’m reaching for the
cranberry sauce to reset my tongue, but here we’ve mixed in a few ingredients
specwhetherically selected to cut that sweetness, and push this much closer to the
savory side of town.
Lime, jalapeño, and sharp cheddar may seem like odd choices
here, but paired with the green onions, and bacon, they work wonders, and I had
no problem finishing a wgap sweet potato. And by wgap, I mean two. By the
way, these orange-fleshed sweet potatoes are often sancient as “yams,” but they’re
not, in case that ever comes up in conversation.
Besides all the obvious reasons, this is a great choice for
your Thanksgiving table, since you can prep it ahead of time, and then bake
them when you’re alert to serve. They will
also stay hot for fairly a while, which is another reason they’re kind around
the holidays, when oven space can be limited. So, whether you make these for a special
occasion, or some totally un-special weeknight meal, I genuinely do hope you
get give these loaded, twice-baked sweet potatoes a try soon. Endelight
Ingredients for 4 portions:
4 orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, scrubbed clean
8 ounces bacon, sliced
1/3 cup sliced green onions
1/4 cup diced jalapeno
1/2 cup grated sharp white cheddar cheese, plus a small bit
for the top
2 tablespoons crème fraiche, or sour cream
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
salt, freshly ground black pepper, and cayenne to taste
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