Aarón Sánchez

Mashed, Boniato

Puré de Boniato

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
La Comida del Barrio
La Comida del Barrio

By Aarón Sánchez

Published 2003

  • About

This is the Latino answer to garlic mashed potatoes. I like to serve this with pork because the creaminess and sweetness of the boniato cuts the fattiness and saltiness of the meat.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound boniato (see Note)
  • 1 pint heavy cream
  • 5

Method

Fill a large pot with 1 quart of cold water. Peel and cut the boniato into even-sized chunks; put the pieces in the water (this keeps them from oxidizing from the air). Add the heavy cream and garlic. Bring to a boil, uncovered. Simmer until there is no resistance when a fork is inserted into th