Sweet Potato And Fennel Hash

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 ounces bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 large yellow onion, chopped
• 1/2 bulb fennel, chopped
• 1 sweet potato, cut into small cubes
• 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 1/4 cup whiskey (such as jack daniel's®)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel, retaining drippings in the skillet.
• reduce heat to medium. cook and stir onion and fennel in hot bacon drippings until golden brown, about 10 minutes. add sweet potato, place a cover on the skillet, and cook until sweet potato is tender and slightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• increase heat to medium-high. pour whiskey into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. stir bacon in the vegetable mixture. add brown sugar and stir to incorporate. reduce heat to medium; cook and stir until the whiskey has been absorbed and the liquid is caramel-colored, about 5 minutes. season with salt and pepper.