Tuesdays is all about pairing food and drinks with the
help of our experts. This week, wine expert, Neal Wavra, the sommelier of the Ashby Inn in
Paris, Virginia, helped us select
the perfect pairings.
You can’t help but pile on spoonful after spoonful of this delicious Sweet Potato Casserole. It is almost a dessert. The secret ingredient is the bananas. They add some natural sweetness. You can find this recipe and more in the Capital Cooking Cookbook.
I'm going to give it a whirl this weekend.
You can’t help but pile on spoonful after spoonful of this delicious Sweet Potato Casserole. It is almost a dessert. The secret ingredient is the bananas. They add some natural sweetness. You can find this recipe and more in the Capital Cooking Cookbook.
I'm going to give it a whirl this weekend.
The Dish: Mom's Sweet Potato Casserole
The Pairings:
Chester Gap, “Boisseau Vineyard”, Viognier,
Warren County, VA, 2009
Bernd Jung works
with Richard Boisseau to source richer viognier from the vineyard set on the
land of Richard’s old family home in Front Royal. This wine offers a honeyed
and sweet spice profile to complement the flavors found in the casserole. The
wine has a balanced acidity necessary to refresh between bites of these rich
dishes.
North Gate,
Viognier, Loudoun County, VA, 2010
A newer winery
to the state, Mark & Vicki Fedor, the husband and wife wine makers, are not
new to winemaking however. They made wine for Corcoran previously. This
viognier from the 2010 vintage fashioned at their LEED certified winery in
Loudoun County, offers some tropical fruit, honeysuckle, and sweet holiday
spices with a vibrant acidity.
Mom's Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
4-5 medium sweet
potatoes, peeled and cubed
4
bananas
¼ cup
honey
1 teaspoon
vanilla
3 eggs
1 stick
butter
Preheat
oven to 375 degrees. Prick the sweet potatoes all over with a fork. Put them in
a roasting pan and roast for 30 minutes. Toss the bananas into the pan and
continue roasting for 10 to 15 minutes, until both the bananas and potatoes are
very soft. Remove the pan from the oven but don't turn the oven off. Scoop out
potatoes and peel bananas and add them to mixing bowl with other ingredients and
blend with electric mixer. Pour into 13x9 buttered casserole dish.
Topping:
1 Cup
flour
1 Cup Brown
Sugar
1 Cup
pecans
1 stick of butter,
softened
Mix
the topping together and sprinkle on top of the sweet potatoes. Bake for 30
minutes. Serve warm.
* You could add
cinnamon to the mixture too for added flavor.
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