Chef John's Sweet Potato Casserole
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Chef John's Sweet Potato Casserole

1. Sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed - 2 ½ pounds
2. Salt - 2 ½ pounds
3. Butter - 2 tablespoons
4. Large eggs - 2
5. Maple syrup - ¼ cup
6. Buttermilk - ¼ cup
7. Milk - ⅓ cup
8. Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon
9. Salt - ½ teaspoon
10. Ground allspice - 1 pinch
11. Cayenne pepper - 1 pinch
12. Chopped roasted, salted pistachios - ½ cup
13. Light brown sugar - ½ cup
14. All-purpose flour - ⅓ cup
15. Butter, melted - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Sweet Potato Casserole

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 1/2-quart baking dish with butter.

2. Stage

Place sweet potato cubes into a large pot, cover with water, and add a large pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and cook until a knife is easily inserted into a sweet potato cube, about 10 minutes. Drain well. Return to the pot and mash 2 tablespoons butter into sweet potatoes.

3. Stage

Whisk eggs, maple syrup, buttermilk, milk, vanilla extract, cayenne pepper, allspice, and 1/2 teaspoon salt together in a large bowl until smooth. Gradually mash sweet potatoes into egg mixture, starting with 2 tablespoons of sweet potato mixture, until all sweet potatoes are incorporated. Transfer sweet potatoes into prepared baking dish.

4. Stage

Mix pistachios, brown sugar, flour, and 1/4 cup melted butter together until completely mixed. Crumble Topping evenly over top of sweet potatoes. Use the back of a fork to gently press pistachio mixture down onto sweet potatoes.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until topping is browned and casserole is set, 25 to 30 minutes. If desired, place under oven's broiler for 5 minutes to give topping a little more brown color. Let rest to cool slightly before serving, about 10 minutes. Chef John