Sweet Potato and Fennel Hash Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 ounces bacon , cut into 1-inch pieces
• 0.5 large yellow onion , chopped
• 0.5 bulbs fennel , chopped
• 1 sweet potato , cut into small cubes
• ½ pepper , seeded and minced
• 0.25 cups whiskey , such as Jack Daniel's®
• 0.25 cups brown sugar
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon from the skillet with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels, leaving drippings in the skillet.

2. 2

   Reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir onion and fennel in hot bacon fat 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.

3. 3

   Increase heat to medium-high. Pour whiskey into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add bacon to vegetable mixture. Add brown sugar and stir to incorporate. Reduce heat to medium; cook and stir until whiskey has been absorbed and liquid is caramel-colored, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.