Whipped Cardamom Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 5 pounds sweet potatoes
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
• 3/4 pound thinly sliced shallots

Recipe

• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• prick sweet potatoes with a fork. bake for 1 hour or until tender; reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees f (120 degrees c).
• scoop potato flesh out of skins and place into a mixing bowl. slowly beat in the butter and cardamom. whip until potatoes are smooth and fluffy; season with salt and pepper. keep warm in oven.
• in a large deep skillet, heat 1 inch of oil until shimmering. add 1/2 of the shallots to oil and fry until crisp. transfer the shallots, using a slotted spoon, to a paper towel; season with salt. repeat the process until all the shallots are fried. garnish top of potatoes with shallots.