Mashed Sweet Potatoes With Caramelized Onion And Pancetta

Total Time: 40 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs bright-orange sweet potatoes, peeled,cut into 2 inch pieces (about 3 medium)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 ounces pancetta, finely diced
• 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese or 1/4 cup cream cheese (2 oz)
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 boil sweet potatoes in large saucepan of boiling salted water over medium-high heat 15-20 minutes or until very tender.
• 2 drain sweet potatoes; return to saucepan.
• 3 meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over medium heat until hot.
• 4 add pancetta; cook 2-3 minutes or until pancetta begins to brown.
• 5 add onion; cook 15-20 minutes or until onions are caramelized, stirring frequently.
• 6 adjust heat, if necessary, to prevent onions from browning too quickly.
• 7 add vinegar; stir, scraping up browned bits from bottom of skillet.
• 8 over very low heat, mash sweet potatoes.
• 9 add mascarpone, salt and pepper.
• 10 stir in onion mixture.
• 11 *noteyou can use bacon if you don't have pancetta available.
• 12 just cook the bacon in a medium pot of boiling water 1 minute.
• 13 drain and rinse until cool.
• 14 blanching helps remove some of the smoky flavor from the bacon.