Jack Daniels Sweet Potato Hash Recipes

JACK DANIELS SWEET POTATO HASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Julienne and cook the bacon in a sauté pan over medium heat until crisp. Remove the bacon, reserving the rendered fat. Peel and dice the sweet potatoes. Toss them in the rendered bacon fat, lay them flat on a non-stick cookie sheet and roast until lightly browned and cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Peel and julienne the onion. Season with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a sauté pan over low flame. Add the onions and cook them until well caramelized, about 20 minutes. Deglaze the pan with Jack Daniels. Let the liquid simmer until it is reduced by half. Swirl in the remaining two tablespoons butter.
• Toss together the crisp bacon, roasted sweet potatoes and caramelized onion mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper and garnish with scallions.

WHISKEY-GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and cook the potatoes whole, do not pierce. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Lightly squeeze the potatoes - if they are soft, they are done. Let cool.
• In a small saute pan over high heat, add the pecans and lightly toast. Add 4 tablespoons of butter, reduce the heat to medium, add the agave and spices, and allow to simmer for 4 to 5 minutes. Add the whiskey and continue to simmer for 5 minutes more.
• Peel the potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch slices. Butter the bottom and sides of an 8 by 8-inch baking dish. Arrange the sweet potatoes, alternating with the apples. Pour the whiskey-pecan mixture over the top and place in the oven.
• Bake for 30 minutes, basting the top with the whiskey sauce once at 15 minutes.
• Remove and serve immediately.

SWEET POTATO HASH

Steps:

• Add the potatoes to a large saucepan of salted boiling water and simmer until tender. Drain and dry completely with paper towels.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the red onions, bell peppers, green onions, and garlic, and saute until tender and lightly golden, 5 to 6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and remove to a bowl.
• Add the remaining 4 tablespoons oil to the skillet, and then add the drained and dried sweet potatoes. Cook in a single layer, stirring occasionally, on medium heat until they are tender, about 6 minutes. Increase the heat to high and cook, without stirring, until the potatoes are golden and crisp, about 2 more minutes. Sprinkle with the smoked paprika and gently stir in the onion mixture and parsley.

SWEET POTATO AND FENNEL HASH

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel, retaining drippings in the skillet.
• Reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir onion and fennel in hot bacon drippings until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add sweet potato, place a cover on the skillet, and cook until sweet potato is tender and slightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium-high. Pour whiskey into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Stir bacon in the vegetable mixture. Add brown sugar and stir to incorporate. Reduce heat to medium; cook and stir until the whiskey has been absorbed and the liquid is caramel-colored, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

TENNESSEE WHISKEY SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Cook sweet potatoes in boiling water until tender, about 7 minutes; drain. Transfer potatoes to a large mixing bowl; mash with a potato masher until smooth. Add 3/4 cup brown sugar, Tennessee whiskey, 1/4 cup softened butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the potatoes; stir to incorporate. Spread mixture into a 1-quart casserole dish.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a small skillet over low heat. Stir 3/4 cup brown sugar into the melted butter until incorporated. Add pecans to skillet; cook and stir until the pecans are completely coated in the butter mixture, 2 to 3 minutes. Top sweet potato mixture with the pecans.
• Bake in preheated oven until browned around the edges, about 25 minutes.

SWEET POTATO HASH

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients; set aside., In a large skillet, saute sweet potatoes in oil in batches until lightly browned. Add the peppers, onion and garlic; saute until vegetables are tender. Stir in the sausage, thyme and spice mixture. Cook 5 minutes longer or until heated through.