Brown Butter Mashed Sweet Potatoes | Kenji's Cooking Show
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2023
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"Chef bros" 😄
Love how Jamon showed up very early and patiently waited for his bite.
I noticed the same trend with the black gloves
A masterclass in damning with faint praise. Bravo.
@@mm9773 What's the point in damning them or being snarky? They look useful.
@@samuraibat1916 Not the gloves, the gloves are fine. He was being snarky about TikTok chef bros.
It's funny how more often than not these simple recipes teaches me crucial cooking techniques that makes me a better cook..thank you Kenji! Just about every video you post is a gold mine
yeh he is like a pro of technique ive learnt so much from him, just simpler ways to do shit you know
Sweet potato skin fried in butter is a thing of beauty
I never feel like I’m wasting time when I’m watching a cooking with Kenji video!
every time I see something kenji related I learn new stuff. I never knew that thing about butter splattering. Thank you kenji, you’re awesome
⚠️ Beware of butter splutter
I come for the tips too.
I watch even when it's something I probably won't try making because you never know when he's going to drop a great tip.
Not only am I enamored by your cooking. Your fridge blew my mind. I didn't even know they did shelving like that.
I need it.
Edit: It's called "door in door" and it looks like it could be prone to issues but also looks so cool!
Looked like a magic trick 😅
Me: "I wonder why he salted the sweet potatoes before roasting... I'm sure he has his reasons"
Kenji: "you may be asking why I salted the sweet potatoes before roasting.
Me: "you're right, I'm excited to learn this"
Kenji: "it's a habit and I probably didn't need to"
Me: "baller, my friend. Baller."
I absolutely love Kenji's candidness when this kind of stuff happens.
I've never done sweet potaotes this way but I know if you wet then salt whole potatoes before baking them in the microwave, they come out with a crispier skin.
@@bunhelsingslegacy3549 I only recently got a microwave, I'll deffo try this!
@@kcapkcans Just remember to pierce the skins on the spuds before nuking them, way more important to do it for the microwave than in an oven, exploded potatoes are no fun to clean up. Microwave is my favourite way to do baked potatoes, or even to pre-cool for frying, saves so much time. It's one of the only things I actually cook, rather than just reheat, in the microwave.
@@bunhelsingslegacy3549 nice! Cheers for that!
Wow Kenji, you nailed and elevated one of my favorite dishes. Watching you make this was amazing, thank you!
I am so happy that Kenji makes these videos.
Thank you so much!
Hey, Kenji! Love seeing a food from my childhood on your channel. A trick that we do that makes it easier to peel and creates more caramelization when cooking is to individually wrap your sweet potatoes in foil after poking some holes with a fork or tine. For flavoring, I've found fresh squeezed orange juice and zest can add some beautiful brightness.
I do the foil, but split in half and pop the zest + cinnamon and a pat of butter. Sometimes a bit of maple syrup. They come out fabulous and caramelized.
Sounds great!
Love your shows! I always learn so much. Such a treat!
One of my favourite things about Kenji's videos is people in the comments sharing their own versions of the recipe and such. Always great for some extra inspiration
The way I check your account every day praying for a new video and it's the highlight of my day when there is 💖
Heyyyy, a fellow “I refuse to turn on youtube notifications even though I always like to see what my favourite channels are uploading” person!
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Great stuff! This looks awesome Kenji
You season before roasting so when you eat the tasty skins later, they're even more delicious!
The doggo waited so patiently, such a good boy :) and sweet potatoes!!!
I think I'll make these tonight! Thanks, Kenji!
WHAT this sounds amazing!
I am blown away by the fridge moment (around 1:40-1:44). Can we get a fridge tour video?
Exactly what I was looking for to do with my yams. Thank you
Sweet potatoes are one of my favorites... whether roasted on their own, mashed, sliced and roasted, fried, or grilled.
Thanks for thinking of us and making this video!
I didn’t even see the video yet but I am already excited to try this
This recipe would also work really well with plantains instead of the potatoes. Here in Brazil we eat grilled fish with it, especially in the northeast. "Purê de banana com peixe assado". Its a perfect match.
Lovey, I've really taken to sweet potatoes in the last few years. Either baked or mashed they're excellent. I like adding miso & butter to mine. The saltiness seasons the flesh & adds a good dollop of umami to the dish. Finish off with a few twists of fresh ground nutmeg & white pepper. 😋
If you start sweet potatoes in a cold oven, they come out sweeter. Something about them being at certain temp longer does chemical tricks in the flesh. I think Iearned that from Cook's Illustrated if anyone needs a source to search.
Yes, there’s a reference to that in cook’s illustrated. I was the editor for that piece 😂
You can find a similar discussion in my book and in the article I linked on Serious Eats.
@@JKenjiLopezAlt ah, thanks. Should have known it was you. 😁
Loving Kenji’s multiverse fridge
Years ago I started making pancakes and grilled cheese with brown butter and I would absolutely say it makes them better
Made this today, used honey instead of maple syrup and forgot I was supposed to add milk, turned out good anyways. Super easy recipe.
I got excited when I saw the bowl of brussels sprouts and mushrooms. Cliffhanger!
The dog mom in me rejoices in glee when Jamón gets his taste ❤️
1:39~ You nailed the calculations, Kenji!!
Try it with maple sugar and 5 spice powder. Really good. I do a quick sweet potato dish by peeling and cubing the sweet potatoes then cooking in the microwave until tender. Then a shot of salt and pepper, butter and maple sugar with 5 spice powder. When you forget to bake the sweet potatoes, that takes about 10 min total. Though I think now I will take the time to brown the butter. Yummy.
Hey Kenji, will you ever do a video on making a good ramen broth?
Oven pro tip i learned recently: If you just turn on your broiler (aka grill) to high, it will preheat much much faster. I usually do this and in like three minutes im able to put my food in a rippin hot oven
duuuuuuude that's excellent information - thank you for this
@@emmasteagall5034 not fond of bein called dude for gender dysphoria reasons, but glad still to have helped ya :3
I actually took advantage of this just earlier today to quickly preheat my oven in the same time it took me to prep a quick meal :3
Kenji, do you know about the trick to making an even browner butter? (this isn't a poop pun). You add milk powder. It's apparently that simple. The milk solids in the powder toast up and give you an even greater/deeper browned butter flavor.
Ok but can we hear the poop pun?
I too watched that short. ** It was Internet Shaquille
I honestly wouldn't even be surprised if he was the one that invented that trick. Internet Shaq got that from Chefsteps from which they often borrow from Kenji's methods like the baking powder on wings trick or slightly dehydrating black beans for burgers
I saw it on an uncle Roger vid🤣. I would imagine there's chefs out there that have been doing it as their secret for long before it was on shorts or yt in general. I also want the poop pun, please. ✌️
You can also brown a batch of milk powder in a pressure cooker. I saw the idea from Francisco migoya, but Ideas in Food has an entry from 2010 for toasted milk powder. I keep a jar in the fridge. It's essentially brown butter powder you can add to dry things or add to brown butter to deepen the flavor even more than regular milk powder.
My wife is going to love this recipe.
Oh shit that's so easy, I'm definitely making this
Man, you have been on a roll lately!
Jamón is just eyeing those mashed sweet potatoes the entire video and I don't blame him
I ate yams no less than an hour ago, and I wish I waited until tomorrow to have them because I could have just done this instead!
I'll keep this in mind for the future 👀
Happy Gilmore accomplished that feat no more than an hour ago
I was thinking the same thing about the sweet potato skin. But I've learned to watch the full video before commenting!
I love mashed sweet potatoes. I usually add a whole bunch of fresh black pepper to mine
Lao Gan Ma is the top tier add on. Chili crisp and sweet potatoes are a great combo to me.
Sweet potato is one of my favorite snack! Here in Bandung, Indonesia we have local variety called Ubi Cilembu or Honey Sweet Potato. U should try it!
Kenji I think a sprinkling of nutmeg would enhance the flavour even more!!
Hey Kenji, in the UK we add Angostura Bitters to our mashed Sweet Potatoes. Not sure why but tastes amazing. I'm going to try the Brown Butter. Thanks for the great content
Oh that’s interesting. I’ll try it.
Our family tradition is to add a shot of dark rum to this dish as well as the tiniest pinch of nutmeg and some heavy cream. Delicious.
What toaster oven do you have/ do you recommend it?
Why haven't I seen GoPro cooking videos before? Genius idea!
I love brown butter. It is magic on any fish. I just made brown butter chocolate chip cookies too...damn
Hell yeah!!
Your dog knows what's cooking.
My parents had sweet potato mash with their dinner while we were out at a tavern just last night, and weren't particularly impressed. I wonder if doing them this way will change their minds. Gonna have to try it!
It definitely will. Add a lil brown sugar too.
What's the best way to get the baked on sweet potato juice from the aluminum baking tray?
How about adding a tiny bit of milk powder to browning butter to enhance the flavor?
I browned a whole pound of butter and put it into a mason jar... So amazing, with everything
If you add a some ice water, let it cool and then refrigerate it'll solidfy just like butter, but have the flavour of browned butter.
A) it's incredible
B) perfect for any baking recipie
@@ninnusridhar does the water separate from the butter in the fridge?
@@daylynh8282 it shouldn't. I've done it a couple times and it hasn't gone badly.
Check out kenji's old cookie video on the serious eats channel.
He does this exact technique for browned butter cookies there(if i remember correctly)
Also curious about oiling the outside, i've never done that and been baking sweet potatoes for years. Its not like the skin has ever needed more browning.
Today I watched Kenji play hot potato.
I've loved your videos and books for ages Kenji -- I always wanted to know what you thought of cooking classes for non-chefs in the internet age? It feels like there's so much info out there that they're basically not necessary but it also seems like an interesting thing to do. Have you got any opinions on that matter?
I think I have to go full Chef John with a couple shakes of cayenne.
Hey @kenji - what camera do you use for this? A go pro or ?? Thanks!
Hey Kenji! Big long time fan, and love the videos! Actually have an odd question though, what model of toaster oven do you have? It looks like exactly what I am looking for, and I trust your judgement on these matters! Thanks, and look forward to more videos! :D
Breville, smart oven pro
To accentuate flavour, I place parchment under the sweet tater, then try not to burn the sugars that come off them. Instant umami that works for all things vegan/vegetarian.
Love to watch! May I suggest nutmeg? Perhaps a little sherry in lieu of the milk?
Which fridge do you have? I like it
The whole vid I was wondering what new secret chef would impart on the wonders of pre seasoning sweet potato skin. Like it soaks in on a molecular lvl similar to meat or something. And then he dashed my hopes and said it was just habit! 😉🖤✌️
I have made this a few times. If you get the thyme at the end in the perfect amount….this dish tastes like high end restaurant. If not it’s still great. But man with that but a bit of floral with the nutty toffee notes in the creamy potatoes is fire dude.
Have you tried using browned butter in a roux? I wonder how a brown butter bechamel would work out.
What oil do you use? Have always been fascinated by the wine bottle looking oil
I saved a deep cobalt blue wine bottle for the same purpose, just added a spout
I’ve been told sweet potato skin is great for dogs I’m sure Jamon would enjoy
Add powdered milk to anything browned butter. What you brown in browned butter is milk solids. So add more milk solids.
Was about to ask why you seasoned and oiled the outside when not using the peel but you noticed yourself later on lol.
What the Fulk is the the size of pan to cook the sweet potatoes in?
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I'm doing this
Does seasoning the outer sweet potatoes actually permeate inside?
lol, should have finished watching the video prior to asking the above. Thanks!
when you salt potatoes before cooking the salt penetrate trough and flavours the patato and it gives it a different taste then when you salt afterwards 6:42
Unrelated to the recipe. But I had to do a double take. We use the same bibs, and dry them on the faucet in the same way. Total trip. The stars are just like you and I my friends.
If I sauté a bit of onions, maybe some celery, carrots, add some stock, maybe some heavy cream or creme fraiche and just mix it real well - I got myself a really nice sweet potato cream soup.
This looks so good! My wife and I love sweet potatoes. Do they need to be cooked for 90 minutes at 325? Or could I cook them at 400 for a shorter amount of time? I ask because we normally cook our sweet potatoes at 400 for 60-10 minutes.
Kenji's kitchen with big "hectic parenting day' energy
I don't think I've noticed the espresso machine next to the sink in other videos. How do you like it?
6:05 that fridge tricked my mind out for a moment I was like what the hell is this guy's fridge Narnia
LMAO Me in my head: "Why the hell did he salt the outside then proceeded to take the skins off?" Kenji: "Well, I probably didn't need to"
What's the point of adding salt and pepper to the outside before roasting if the skin isn't going into the dish?
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Your take on candied yams or “soul food” would be appreciated
"one can't come away without the other" he says as he pulls away a piece of skin stuck to a clump of potato flesh XD
you said "oops no thyme" however I think tyme is fantastic in mashed sweet potatoes, or most any sweet root veg dish for that matter.
Alton Brown also likes the black nitrile gloves... because they make him look like a Bond Villain. >w>
Kenji, Could you microwave the sweet potatoes to soften them or do you think roasting them for 1.5 hours helped to evaporate some of the water out and concentrate the flavor?
Roasting them develops more flavor. But if you in a rush a microwave is fine
What is happening when you refrigerate cooked sweet potatoes and they go green. I have tried precooking them for recipes like this and have had this issue on multiple occasions.
Add a 1/4 tsp of cayenne.
i refuse to disagree
I concur, browned butter makes everything taste better. Just yesterday I was making hollandaise and forgot the butter on the stove. My nose averted me to the fact, and given that the shops were closed I thought why not, I’ll give it a try. It was delicious!
This is my favourite way to make sweet potatoes, but I put them through a razor and then add the brown butter.
HIS FRIDGE HAS A DOOR IN THE DOOR
And any recipe that calls for browned butter, you can add extra powdered milk and take it over the top.
why do you cover with salt and pepper and then remove the skin? does the seasoning really penetrate the skin?
LOL he answered it in the video
What kind of toaster oven? Just curious.
This is a Breville smart oven pro.
Great video, I love sweet potatoes! Also see you got a Pepsi bottle there. Do you like that over Coke?
That's what my Husband Calls Me. Sweet Potato.🤣😂🤣
Have you seen the photo of a couple where one partner is wearing a t-shirt that says "She's my sweet potato." and the other is wearing a t-shirt that says, "I Yam."? It makes me cackle, and yet melt inside, every time I see it. 😂
Aw, sounds like he’s rooting for you!