Bourbon Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• 3 pounds garnet sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
• Salt
• 3 to 4 Tbsp of bourbon whisky
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 4 Tbsp brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

1. Put the sweet potato chunks into a large 5 quart pot and add enough water to cover them. Stir a tablespoon of salt into the water, then bring it to a boil. Cook the sweet potatoes until they are tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Drain the sweet potatoes, then put them back into the same pot on the stove. Turn the heat down to low.
3. Add the bourbon and butter to the pot, and stir them into the sweet potatoes. Stir in the brown sugar and vanilla extract.
4. Use a potato masher to mash everything until smooth. Taste, then adjust with more salt, bourbon, butter, and brown sugar as needed.