Sweet Potato Casserole with Ground Pork
Description
This sweet potato casserole can be served anytime, not just the holidays. It's a sweet potato casserole combined with a bread stuffing and ground pork with a little kick to it.
Ingredients
2 lb. ground pork
3 c. large bread crumbs, sliced into 1/4-inch cubes
2 sweet potatoes, scrubbed, peeled and cut 1/4-inch cubes
1/2 c. fresh parsley, roughly chopped
4 Spanish onions, peeled and cut into eighths
4 T. fresh garlic, peeled and minced
2 whole habaneros, minced
3 c. turkey gravy or any gravy of your choice
2 c. vegetable oil
salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 lb. butter, melted
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, combine potatoes, ground pork, Spanish onions, garlic, habanero, oil, 1/4 lb. melted butter; season with salt and pepper; mix all ingredients until fully incorporated and equally distributed. Place on tin foil-lined and oiled roasting rack.
Roast for 40 minutes or until dark golden brown and charred; remove from oven; cool 10 minutes.
Reduce oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, combine roasted ingredients with parsley, bread crumbs, and gravy; mix until all gravy is soaked into the vegetables and meat.
Pour 1/4 lb. melted butter as the base for casserole dish; place mixed vegetables and meat into casserole dish; compact.
Bake for 25 minutes or until the edges start to crisp and the top of the casserole starts to get dark brown.
Remove from oven. Cool 15 minutes. Serve.
6-8 servings.