Recipe: Sweet Potato Wedges with Chocolate Wine Sauce
For the Sauce:
1 750ml bottle of Merlot
¾ cup 60% dark chocolate pieces
¾ cup half & half
For the Sweet Potato Wedges:
2 large sweet potatoes
Olive oil and salt to taste
Preheat oven to 375 F. Add wine to large saucepan and reduce by half.
While wine is reducing, peel sweet potatoes and cut into wedges. Toss in olive oil and salt and spread on cookie sheet. Bake 40 minutes to an hour or until tender.
Place chocolate into medium bowl. In second, smaller saucepan, bring half & half just to boil. Immediately add to chocolate and whisk until chocolate is completely melted and mixed. Add reduced wine and continue whisking until completely incorporated.
To serve, place ¼ to 1/3 cup chocolate wine sauce on bottom of plate. Add sweet
