Classic Sweet Potato Casserole

Name: Classic Sweet Potato Casserole
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 lb Sweet Potato (4 lbs. sweet potatoes, washed if very dirty); 1 piece Orange Zest (zest of 1 orange); ⅔ cup Orange Juice (2/3 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed if you are up for it); 5 tbsp Brandy (5 tablespoons brandy); 2 tbsp Brown Sugar (2 tablespoons brown sugar, optional, see notes above + 1 1/3 cup brown sugar, or less, see notes above) — optional; 4 tbsp Unsalted Butter (4 tablespoons butter, salted or unsalted, room temperature); 3 pieces Egg Yolks (3 egg yolks); 1 tsp Ginger (1 teaspoon ground ginger); 0 pieces Kosher Salt (kosher salt and pepper to taste); 8 tbsp Butter (8 tablespoons butter, salted or unsalted); 2 cup Pecans (2 cups chopped pecans); 2 tsp Cinnamon (2 teaspoons cinnamon)

Classic Sweet Potato Casserole - Side Dish (American)

110 minAmerican

Servings10

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Steps

1Boil the sweet potatoes for 40 minutes. They should be very soft when pierced with a knife. Drain them and let them cool until easy enough to handle. Peel them and transfer them to a food processor or blender and purée until smooth.
2Heat oven to 350ºF. Butter a 9×13-inch baking dish.
3In a large bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, orange zest, orange juice, brandy, brown sugar, butter, yolks, and ginger. Season with salt and pepper to taste. I find these need at least a teaspoon of kosher salt — I add 2 teaspoons — but season to your liking. If tasting the raw egg yolks makes you nervous, you can leave them out until you get the seasoning right; then add the yolks. Whisk the mixture until smooth; then spread into the prepared baking dish.
4Melt the butter in a small skillet. In a large bowl combine the butter, brown sugar, pecans, and cinnamon. Spread the mixture over the sweet potatoes. At this point the dish can be covered and transferred to the fridge for 24 hours or longer. Or, transfer to the oven immediately and bake uncovered for 40-45 minutes.