Another Caribbean Favorite for Your Thanksgiving Menu
NEW YORK, NY - Thanksgiving is in a week, so this is a great time to think about that ever-important Thanksgiving menu. Today I will share with you my recipe for a great side dish using Jamaican White Rum – Rum and Raisin Sweet Potatoes.
Ingredients
5 lbs American Sweet Potatoes
2 cups of Jamaican White Rum
1lb Raisins
8ozs melted Butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 pint heavy cream
1 tbs Cinnamon
Salt
Method
Bring the potatoes to boil.
Add salt to taste.
Remove when cooked.
Put potatoes in a large bowl.
Mash the sweet potatoes.
Add the Raisins.
Add cinnamon.
Add melted butter.
Mix all ingredients together thoroughly.
In a separate bowl whip the rum into the heavy cream until the cream forms peaks.
Fold the whipped rum flavored cream into the potatoes gently.
Serve at room temperature or slightly chilled.
Bon Appetite!
Minna LaFortune is a trained Caribbean caterer and also president, Society for the Advancement of the Caribbean Diaspora (SACD).
