Thanksgiving Day - Side Dishes:Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Growing up, my mom usually prepared mashed potatoes, mushroom and  asparagus as side dishes to go with the turkey.  Instead of preparing mashed potatoes, I decided to use an ingredient that is associated with Thanksgiving just as much as turkey and pumpkin pie --sweet potatoes.  I believe sweet potatoes are much more commonly used in Southern cooking.  Being from California, these tubers were rarely included in my daily menu.  Since these bright orange tubers are fairly cheap and readily available in Manila, I thought this would be a good time to try them in lieu of potatoes as I've only had sweet potatoes prepared in the form of chips or fries. 

 

Roasted sweet potatoes

Ingredients:

7 cups sweet potatoes, peeled, cut in 1-inch cubes

1 tbsp olive oil

3/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

4 cups coarsely chopped onions

1 tbsp butter, melted

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 F (163 C).

Place sweet potatoes in a shallow roasting pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.

Drizzle with oil, salt and pepper, toss well to coat.

Bake for 30 min.

Add the onions, stirring well.

Preheat broiler.

Drizzle the sweet potatoe with butter, stirring to coat.

Broil for 10 min. or until browned.