Sweet potato and roast garlic puree

Name: Sweet potato and roast garlic puree
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 600g orange sweet potato, peeled; 400g desiree potato, peeled; 2 heads garlic, left whole and unpeeled; 50g butter; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; Salt; 1/2 tsp ground white pepper

STEVE MANFREDI

October 19, 2011

Sweet potato and roast garlic pureeSupplied

Time:< 30 mins

Sweet potato is among the crops brought back to Europe by Columbus's epic voyage. Although there are few places in the world these days where it is the main crop, it is nevertheless important because it is widely distributed and produces an unusually high yield - as much as four times that of rice.

Ingredients

600g orange sweet potato, peeled
400g desiree potato, peeled
2 heads garlic, left whole and unpeeled
50g butter
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt
1/2 tsp ground white pepper

Method

Preheat the oven to 200C. Cut both types of potatoes into large pieces and steam in a pot until they are very tender. Meanwhile, place the garlic on an oven tray and roast for 20 minutes, making sure they don't burn.
Remove from the oven and allow the garlic to cool a little.
Process the potatoes with a food mill (or a masher), adding the butter, garlic, olive oil, salt to taste and pepper. Mix well and serve hot as an alternative to ordinary mash.