Chipotle Braised Sweet Potatoes

This is a recipe from Flavour Cooking School which is one of the local schools where Chris and I take classes.  This was one of the their holiday 2012 recipes.  Chipotle goes so well with sweet potatoes.

4 pieces of bacon, stacked and cut into 1/2 inch thick pieces
1 medium onion, diced
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. finely grated fresh ginger
2 tbsp. dark brown sugar
1 tsp.-1 tbsp. minced chipotle pepper with adobo
1/4 C. dry white wine
3 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice
2-3 C. chicken or beef stock
1/2-1 lime freshly sqeezed
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Add bacon to cold, large heavy soup pot.  Cook over medium heat until crispy.  Remove bacon from pot, drain and set aside.

Add onion, garlic, ginger and sugar.  Saute until onion is tender--5-7 minutes.

Stir in chipotle to taste and wine.  Cook until wine evaporates--2-4 minutes.

Add sweet potatoes and enough stock to reach 1/2 way up the potatoes.  Cover and simmer until potatoes are knife tender--20-25 minutes.  Add bacon back to pot.

Stir in some lime juice.  Adjust salt and pepper to taste.