CRISPY SAGE LEAVES RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the leek and onion and sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the Jerusalem artichokes, water and salt and bring to a boil. Decrease the heat, cover and simmer until the artichokes are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and let cool. Transfer the mixture to a blender and process until smooth. Taste and adjust the seasonings if necessary. Gently reheat before serving.
• To crisp the sage leaves, heat the olive oil in a small sauté pan over medium heat. Add the sage leaves and sauté until just crisp, about 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Garnish each serving with a couple of the sage leaves.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat a 12-hole muffin pan with cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together broth, heavy cream and salt; add potatoes and toss until well-coated.
• Layer 4 to 5 sweet potato slices in each prepared muffin hole; drizzle remaining liquid from mixing bowl over potatoes. Cover pan with foil and bake for 20 minutes; uncover pan and bake until tops are browned, about 20 minutes more.
• While potatoes bake, to prepare sage leaves, melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add sage leaves and cook, flipping once, until crispy, about 1 to 2 minutes; remove from heat. Top each potato stack with a sage leave when ready to serve. Yields one potato stack per serving.