Mashed White Sweet Potatoes

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While I do love regular sweet potatoes, sometimes I get a little tired of all the orange. Using white sweet potatoes are a great option! Sometimes these can be a little tricky to find in the grocery store. They can have a variety of names, including Japanese sweet potato. The white sweet potato is the same shape and size as a regular orange sweet potato, but the skin is a purplish colour. This is basically what they look like:

I like to toss in a couple of turnips when making these mashed potatoes, to add nutrients and flavour. You can use this dish as a side to just about anything or use it as a topping for Shepherd’s Pie.

Mashed White Sweet Potatoes (AIP, Paleo)

Author: Elaine Drake, chpmom.com

Yields: 6 adult servings (or enough to cover a large dish of Shepherd’s Pie)

Ingredients:

• 3 large white sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 large turnips, peeled and diced
• 1 cup bone broth (chicken or beef)
• sea salt to taste
• pepper to taste (omit for AIP)

Instructions:

Placed diced sweet potato and turnip in large pot. Fill pot with enough water to cover the potato and turnip. Cover and bring to a boil on stove. Once boiling, remove lid and allow to continue boiling for approx. 15 minutes or until potato and turnip pieces are tender enough to easily break apart with a fork. Remove from heat. Drain water. Add in bone broth and salt and (if using) pepper to pot. Using a potato masher or immersion blender, mash or blend potatoes, turnips, bone broth and salt and pepper until desired consistency is reached.