I cook them whole (skin pierced) at 400 F for 45-60 minutes, depending on size. The high heat breaks down the tough fibers, so the interiors are as smooth and creamy as a soufflé.
@SmallSpoonBrigade2 жыл бұрын
There's no point in piercing the skin. Freeze them for 1-2 hours, then cook at 450F for 90-120 minutes.
@duaneholcomb84082 жыл бұрын
I cook them for 3 hours. On 375. The longer they cook the more the starches break down into suger.
@christinebadostain68872 жыл бұрын
Exactly---and I don't even bother with washing and scrubbing the skin at all (I purchase organic)
@meIatonin2 жыл бұрын
no wonder my sweet potatoes always taste flavorless i always cook them for 45 minutes only at 340F 😫
@sorryrocco Жыл бұрын
So you said sweet potatoes can last notoriously ( complete malapropism) long, then you go on to say they only last a month, well that's BS. its another amazing food item, sweet potatoes can be traced back to 750bc in Peru, but it takes modern day Americans to tell us and the rest of the world how were storing, preping, cooking and eating them wrong. Bla bla bla
@tlnn65982 жыл бұрын
My two cents to speeding up the cooking process: Poke a few times with a fork, pop in the microwave for a couple of min. (depending on the size) before cooking in the oven. Cuts the cooking time in half and doesn’t effect the flavor! 😁😁
@meIatonin2 жыл бұрын
thank you for the tip!
@ramonar61802 жыл бұрын
I do that & also with white potatoes
@stale_coffee Жыл бұрын
yes! seriously remember the poking part though i have to double check everytime just incase
@maserati-ig2zp Жыл бұрын
Tops thanks
@mariap.thisislife8735 Жыл бұрын
I microwave mine also, I actually do several at a time also with a little bit of water in the bottom of the container. . I also boil about 6 or so sweet potatoes using my portable induction cooktop,it heat up unbelievably fast and cook time is in a flash ( salting the water well seasons the whole potato really well) Much Love to all the potato heads! 🥔🍠 From Augusta Georgia ❤️🇺🇸
@Oracabessa5622 жыл бұрын
Yes my father would grow sweet potatoes on our homestead and to keep them in the back of home at the beginning of the rows of garden he would dig holes and put the sweet potatoes in the holes, cover with pine straw and then cover dirt on top of that. (Called Banks) I remember every time we needed potatoes my mom would say go to the bank and get some potatoes. 😊😊. How I miss those days. Thanks for sharing. Peace and Love ❤️
@nirmaladesai43052 жыл бұрын
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@shannonjohnson43142 жыл бұрын
I'm definitely a fan of sweet potato and will be growing them.
@barbaramilbradt21882 жыл бұрын
Good natural growing! What is pine straw? The needles?
@Oracabessa5622 жыл бұрын
@@barbaramilbradt2188 yes, but down south we always called it straw 😀
@barbaramilbradt21882 жыл бұрын
@@Oracabessa562 OK, thank you!
@liferoadministries2 жыл бұрын
If your sweet potato starts sprouting put in the ground or a pot. The greens are very healthy cooked like spinach. Makes a pretty house plant too.
@bluegrassgal78562 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU FOR AN OLD MEMORY...I forgot! HUGS!
@LAKSHMIANGELES2 жыл бұрын
THNX! I'LL TRY THAT. I DIDN'T KNOW. 🌺✌️💚🌺
@barbaramilbradt21882 жыл бұрын
But they have to be organic to grow. In non organic, an anti sprouting chemical is put on them.
@toneenorman21352 жыл бұрын
Yes! The leaves are delicious…..but,don’t eat the regular potato leaves…..Toxic!
@cherylanderson33402 жыл бұрын
@@toneenorman2135 True!
@cyoohoos2 жыл бұрын
My father would dig a hole in the back yard, put the sweet potatoes in it and cover it with pine straw. They would last all winter . We would have sweet potato mash (think grits) every morning.
@dawnwalker20842 жыл бұрын
Best way I've ever done them is how my grandma did. In the oven low and a few hours. It seems to make them have the taste intensified.
@gailmiller63332 жыл бұрын
Dawn Walker Agree. I also baked them before I use them for pies. I never boil them, takes that deliciousness away.
@dawnwalker20842 жыл бұрын
@@gailmiller6333It seems to me to that it does take the taste away.
@ThePerimeters2 жыл бұрын
That does sound good.
@dawnwalker20842 жыл бұрын
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 We've always done them like that. Baked regular potatoes to. I never heard of it causing Alzheimer's.
@Genesh122 жыл бұрын
I WOULD LIKE TO TRY THIS METHOD. CAN YOU LET US KNOW WHAT TEMPERATURE THE OVEN WAS SET AT FOR USING THIS COOKING METHOD?
@carlaphoenix8965 Жыл бұрын
I learned this from a NY Times article. Freeze the sweets for about 45 minutes, then bake at 375 until the skin gets paper-y. Don't poke holes ! The ice crystals will melt, creating steam inside the potato. Soft, fluffy, the best texture. 👍🏻
@MaryELLIS-ih2xj7 ай бұрын
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@belajayy50209 күн бұрын
Do you just put them whole on say a baking tray and cook as is? Also, for about how long do you end up baking them?
@ArtsAliveAmerica2 жыл бұрын
Mix the sweet spuds with peanut butter, oats, flax and honey; roll into little balls and freeze. Then dip the frozen balls in dark chocolate. Yum!
@puudavis2007 Жыл бұрын
Mahalo nui that sound healthy and Onolious 😋
@jessical78232 жыл бұрын
I have sweet potatoes for breakfast every morning. I peal off their skin with a knife and then wash them before I put them in the rice cooker. It just takes around 20 minutes to boil them thoroughly in it. Easy and simple. As a big fan of cheese, I like to put a slice of cheese on top of sweet potatoes before eating. The sweet potatoes melts the cheese in the same way as the burger does it. What a delicious and healthy meal!
@hanoh29042 жыл бұрын
I have boiling or microwaving them for the past couple of weeks as a night snack and got absolutely hooked. Last night i bought 2 kilos of some thin and long sweet potatoes with white yellowish inside. I microwaved them as usual and they were dry and awful
@geofjones92 жыл бұрын
I make sure they look clean and buy the ones that seem heavy for their size. Don't oil, salt, pierce or wrap them. Bake at 350-400 until soft. Skin peels off easily. Taste very sweet and creamy, even without butter.
@mariap.thisislife8735 Жыл бұрын
I actually boil,bake or microwave mine,add butter,salt and when they are done I can literally eat the skin along with the yummy sweet potato. ( Washing and cutting off the inedible parts)😋🍠
@joannemcardle18482 жыл бұрын
I add some pineapple chunks and peach slices to my sweet potatoes instead of marshmallows. So much tastier. And healthier.
@cherylanderson33402 жыл бұрын
Sounds good. I've added pineapple too & it's delicious. Modt commercial marshmallows aren't as good or gooey when cooked as they used to be, decades ago. I stopped buying them about 30 yrs ago. You can make your own if you want good ones.
@brianmoody25492 жыл бұрын
Potatoes,sweet potatoes are great baked right and with the right ingredients you will have a winner.
@michaelpaytonsr.73632 жыл бұрын
Clean, Grease jacket with Crisco and bake at 325 degrees 1 hour...Yum Yum eat the jacket too..Best part
@StarFleet_Tech17012 жыл бұрын
I like baked and fried sweet potatoes (fry cut style).
@DivineUmami2 жыл бұрын
Clean, oil and wrap in foil individually. They turn out moist and not stringy. You don't need to add a thing to them. Yum!
@kimberlypatton96342 жыл бұрын
It's so simple to bake them.Just wash them and dry them well, coat and rub the skins with a layer of canola or preferably vegetable oil (don't overdo it!) And bake like you would a regular potato,with no foil wrap though.About 350° for an hour.Pirce with a fork to check for doneness. When soft inside.Open and add your butter..excellent! And very good for digestion.I give my dogs sweet potato when they have issue with their stomach .
@josephinegalletta71892 жыл бұрын
Ok
@gottasay4766 Жыл бұрын
Yes! I put something savory such as feta cheese on top and yum!
@oneitasteele3366 Жыл бұрын
I love to mix them with russet potatoes. Chop the sweet potato's and the russet potatoes in chunks put them in a bowl with some olive oil add your seasonings (whatever you like) onion,garlic powder,salt Italian seasoning,pepper I've even added the grill mates seasoning coat the potatoes with the seasoning add some onions and green peppers then put them in a roasting pan add some butter and let them cook covered until tender then take the cover off and let them brown a little. This is sooooo 😋
@raymondohlsen50542 жыл бұрын
Bake sweet potatoes with bacon, brown sugar and a touch of nutmeg...HEAVEN
@cyoohoos2 жыл бұрын
I also rub the potato with oil and wrap it in foil to bake
@nascar88gyrl2 жыл бұрын
Oh no! When you wrap any potato in foil, you're steaming it, not baking it. Just rub potatoes with oil, place on a baking sheet and bake. NO FOIL!
@phoenixfire25782 жыл бұрын
@@nascar88gyrl why is steaming a potato wrong? I have eaten regular potatoes both ways and haven't noticed a difference.
@lisaspikes42912 жыл бұрын
My favorite way to cook sweet potatoes is roasted. Peeled and cut into quarters, add butter, slight sprinkle of sugar, salt and pepper. My “auntie” Gwen (Not a blood relative, but definitely family) made them that way.
@juneshannon80742 жыл бұрын
Why add sugar?
@opidasdagoat2 жыл бұрын
so american.
@margaretr57012 жыл бұрын
The commenter said slight sprinkle of sugar, maybe it crisps up on the outside. No need to demonize someone's recipe!
@shimonitchayashimonitcxhay2711 Жыл бұрын
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@mariap.thisislife8735 Жыл бұрын
@@juneshannon8074 I was wondering about the sugar myself, I didn't see you demonizing anyone 😁 I love adding a good dose of real butter and a bit of Himalayan pink sea salt 😋👍
@smallfootprint29612 жыл бұрын
Usually I like them roasted, so today I'm going to try my new toaster oven. We'll see how it works. Worked ok on regular potatoes, and a few days ago I used it to roast a whole lot of those little tiny potatoes. Yum. On to my experiment. They are the "Japanese" sweet potatoes, and kind of plump. Here goes!
@louisesouza80332 жыл бұрын
I love sweet potatoes. Baked with butter, salt and pepper.
@bethmalpica3430 Жыл бұрын
Love, love, sweet potatoes,YUMMY, thanks for info
@michaelcesco29708 ай бұрын
I always wash mine in the sink with soap and water. And on the plate, l only add ground cinnamon. Also, l eat the skins too.
@ithacacomments48114 ай бұрын
"The GI of sweet potatoes can vary depending on how you prepare them. Boiling sweet potatoes gives them a lower GI compared to roasting them."
@miriammaldonado78482 жыл бұрын
Love sweet potatoes anytime, any color, any way I cook them. I was nice to see Ross from the tv show Friends💜😇💚
@KT-zp7ju2 жыл бұрын
Try brown sugar on your tara II!
@mayrakopjansen28142 жыл бұрын
I just love sweet potatoes
@kellycrouch95762 жыл бұрын
Cut into cubes with carrots same size as sweet potatoes,add garlic sections cut in half and grated ginger,molasses or a wee bit of honey. Stir fry in cast iron skillet hot and quickly. Pour into ceramic plate or bowl. Couple rings of thin cut vidalia onions raw. Cover with pan lid for 10 minutes then Bonapetite
@galanie2 жыл бұрын
You aren't lying about too much sugar. I love sweet potatoes baked plain, and just with butter. I eat it like a baked potato and eat the skin. Sweet potato casserole is horrible. Usually canned sweet potatoes are used, which already have had sugar added, then lots of sugar added to that. It's not a vegetable at that point, it's a dessert, like pudding.
@adrianguynn58072 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with your sweet potato analogy!
@marsack72 жыл бұрын
I just ate sweet pots cooked in air fryer and they were delicious. Almost like a dessert. I cant imagine adding sugar. Just a little salt and ghee. I am so amazed at the air fryer we have. It has opened up our dinners to food i never cooked before. Amazing device.
@SmarteeSteve9 ай бұрын
Wrapped in non-stick foil (avoids aluminum exposure) and baked at about 350 for 1.5 hours They will be dripping with juice, tender, and sweet when ready! You won't need a thing besides your fork, well maybe some cinnamon!
@ronaldyeater33228 ай бұрын
Had to watch cuz obsessed with sweet potatoes all kinds, i usually bake a bunch when having for dinner and xtra ones for mashed another day just heat and peel then mash, this was great video 👍
@bevjane72452 жыл бұрын
One large sweet potato .. wash well, pierce well, microwave directly on turntable 9 min +/_ depending on microwave and size of potato, split and serve with butter or other quality fat in order to get full benefit of fat-soluble vitamins, and perhaps a little black pepper for added flavor and to aid digestion. Consume entire potato with skin for greatest nutritional benefit. (same with white baked potato). Two people may share one large potato while a second potato cooks. I have never tried cooking more than one large potato at a time in microwave; but two small to medium might work just fine. As for running regular oven for potato, I would only consider when using oven for something else at same time, such as meatloaf or chicken. I never used to eat the sweet potato skin but, after learning so much nutrition is LOST by not eating skin, I learned to eat potato skin and love it and since would not dream of wasting so much as a bite :)
@aqhasassy2 жыл бұрын
I use sweet potato for all pumpkin recipes. Sweet potato cobbler is my fav.
@Genesh122 жыл бұрын
I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SUCH A COBBLER. WOULD YOU MIND POSTING THE RECIPE? THANK YOU.
@cmadney2252 жыл бұрын
love sweet potatoes 🥔
@ramonar61802 жыл бұрын
I love leftover sweet potatoes. I melt Blue Bonnet margarine & brown sugar in a frying pan & slice cooked sweet potatoes about 1/4 inch thick in it. Turn them over a few times & Very lightly brown them. I've just started warming slices of ham in the pan also. They are sweet & delicious.
@lovawilson57912 жыл бұрын
Why bother waiting for an hour when pan frying is delicious and quicker for hungry family ( esp. to change the kids obsession for plain fries…)
@rkhan5022 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the education....
@shelbychurchisbeautiful6142 жыл бұрын
Sweet Potatoes Are Very Tasty.
@greatgranny166 Жыл бұрын
I take the oven-roasted sweet potato and add coconut oil (instead of butter) and cinnamon. It doesn't take much coconut oil for flavor.
@TheMilpitasguy6 ай бұрын
I've been peeling them after boiling, but I probably should leave the skins on next time. Thanks! I only use Okinawan purple potatoes (from Dan Buettner's Live to 100).
@ithacacomments48114 ай бұрын
"Baking sweet potatoes can also cause an 80% drop in vitamin A levels, twice as much as boiling. Therefore, from a nutritional standpoint, boiling rather than baking should be recommended for cooking sweet potato."
@toni47292 жыл бұрын
Slice them thin and lay them in a very hot thin layer of lard. That will make them very crisp indeed. YUM.
@m.taylor2 жыл бұрын
These garnet sweet potatoes were bred to be sweeter that I cannot stand the taste. Even winter squashes seem too sweet. I prefer the less sweet root vegetables such as taro and potatoes.
@alanbailey56212 жыл бұрын
I would love to absorb some of that natural sweetness...YIKS
@Leroy1002 жыл бұрын
Wash them, wrap in paper towel, run under faucet, microwave for 5-6 minutes. Eat peeling and all.
@BunnyLang Жыл бұрын
Appreciate this; thank you.
@frankstanton7444 Жыл бұрын
I use a steamer to cook them come out perfect
@puudavis2007 Жыл бұрын
I eat u’ala ( sweet potato) throughout the week I rub it with coconut oil, it’s a great breakfast, use creative ideas “ mea ai makai no” 😋
@Silva007ish2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful…..rub with olive oil, salt and pepper ,wrap in foil and slow bake!
@nascar88gyrl2 жыл бұрын
No foil! It steams the potato. Doesn't bake it properly.
@goldygirl52272 жыл бұрын
Not good using aluminium foil full stop....
@gilboston200337 ай бұрын
Don't do anything, wash and throw in an air fryer, and set the temperature to 400 f. Depending on the size it cooks in 30 to 40 minutes.
@jackieb63932 жыл бұрын
i just wash and bake with air fry 👍😀❤️
@ghw71923 ай бұрын
I did not like sweet potatoes for years because they were ususlly candied and covered with marshmallows. I would scrape the marshmallows off.
@1MarkandKim2 жыл бұрын
5% mistakes everyone makes when cooking sweet potatoes. Could have gotten more hits by titling " Sweet potato screaming death from mishandling! "
@davidpruiksma80142 жыл бұрын
My only comment is…. DUH! Not much groundbreaking info here. But, yes, sweet potatoes are wonderful!
@bobbun96309 ай бұрын
Sweet potatoes shouldn't spoil as fast as described in this video. I grow them in my garden, and they keep for several months to a year at room temperature, though they do gradually become lighter as they begin to dry out towards the end of that period.
@AllStars25252 жыл бұрын
Great video! What is the difference between a sweet potato and a yam?
@taffykins27452 жыл бұрын
I think it's like "what is the difference between a carrot and a radish?" They are completely different plants with different characteristics. You can look it up for more detailed info.
@bobbun96309 ай бұрын
In the U.S., none, unless you're visiting a specialty market that has true yams. What is commonly sold as a yam in the U.S. is actually just an orange sweet potato. If you do find some true yams, you are unlikely to mistake them for sweet potatoes, as they have a brown bark-like skin on them, usually have white flesh (though there are other colors), aren't the same shape, and are usually larger in size.
@davidharris10504 ай бұрын
Well depending on the size? I'd say put them in the broiler for 35, 40, 45 depending how they look.
@gingermonroe4153 Жыл бұрын
If you don't wrap ur SP in foil, remember that will leak on bottom of oven Put an oven liner or put on cookie sheet
@deerandall2661 Жыл бұрын
I did that for years until I decided to put one into a pyrex bread pan with a small piece of parchment underneath 375 for about 1-1/2 hr. I do prick the skin. Try it. Works EVERY time.
@debk96642 жыл бұрын
I must have these soon!
@LifeIsMessyImLearningAsIGrow2 жыл бұрын
Today is Cook a Sweet Potato Day! Thank you for sharing this sweet potato video. I'll be celebrating on my channel with a new sweet potato recipe. Thank you for sharing! #CookASweetPotatoDay
@halojimmy72 жыл бұрын
at Outback Steakhouse I like get a steak with aside of Sweet potatoe with honey butter with cinnamon, without brown sugar
@dannymeske38212 жыл бұрын
Okinawan sweet potatoes are best! sooo sweet!
@janettempest7162 жыл бұрын
You talk to fast 😱🤷♀️
@lanceroberthough12752 жыл бұрын
Yes. Grating on the ears too nasally.
@steveblackburn23272 жыл бұрын
Please slow down the information you're giving !! It's impossible to take notes !!
@TampaDave2 жыл бұрын
People, if you think too slow, you can slow down the speed on KZfaq. This is much more effective than displaying publicly just how weak your brain is.
@evasilvalayton758 Жыл бұрын
Go to settings on right upper corner and choose0.75 speed
@badspellin4621 Жыл бұрын
Or are you listening too slow?
@barbaraglover44512 жыл бұрын
I love eating sweet potato
@lindabegovich74632 жыл бұрын
I make sweet potatoes for the family at Thanksgiving & Christmas. After I boil the sweet potatoes I start to peel them and there are a bunch of strings in the sweet potatos that I have to pull out. I can’t keep up with all the strings. I mash the sweet potatoes with the potato masher and it takes out some of the strings but not all. What is causing all the strings in the sweet potatoes???
@d.v.r29337 ай бұрын
The 2 main reasons for this tend to be 1.) These "strings" can come from growing a potato in soil that is too fertile. The potato is a root and roots store nutrients. Grown in soil that is too fertile, sweet potato vines will grow fast and big and the result is long stringy potatoes). 2.) Sweet potatoes stored at temperatures above 60 degrees Fahrenheit will shrivel and become dry and stringy. Sweet potatoes may develop an off-flavor and the flesh may become discolored when stored at temperatures below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
@john4385 Жыл бұрын
I put them in my microwave, and undercook them. Delicious...!!....🤪🤪
@Catsclaw-ru6zwАй бұрын
I eat mine with the skin I just make sure to scrub the skins before I cook them.
@GeraldM_inNC2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone have comments about slo-cooking? I've tried it twice. The first time was a colossal failure and I had to throw out the entire pot. The second was a rousing success.
@gordonbrown59019 ай бұрын
Boiling sweet potatoes are the best way to cook them.
@PippiLong12 жыл бұрын
I wrap them up individually in saran wrap and they last so much longer, no more dried up sweet potato's.
@ponkacbg19692 жыл бұрын
if you wrap the potato in aluminum foil you get aluminum leach in the potato. is that the extra nutrient you suggest. how important is aluminum for your body?
@renaenglish82562 жыл бұрын
Could i know whether it is safe to consume sweet potatoe with some patches of greenish colour on the yellow specie. Thank u for your kind attention. With much appreciation, Rena
@organicallysweet202 жыл бұрын
I literally just made some sweet potatoes 😳
@MrYorickJenkins Жыл бұрын
"is likely to be a good place" NOT "is likely a good place". The word "likely" is NOT an adverb.
@BookofYAH777 Жыл бұрын
how dare you say that potatoes and sweet potatoes have equivalent nutritional content! Sweet potatoes have significantly higher content of vitamin A
@hokep612 жыл бұрын
Back years ago, when you baked a sweet potato some of the sweet juice would actually run out of the potato. The potato was actually sweet! The ones today are a far cry from the old varities. You have to add butter, cinnamon, sugar or whatever to liven the up a bit. Todays commercially grown vegetables pretty much suck. Problem is that most folks who grew up without a gardening background in these later years don't realize what has been lost in the new plant varites. Most of what were bred for longer shelf life or resistance to insects and so on. Flavor was not a priority.
@donberry6079 Жыл бұрын
My take on a mistake. Applying a brown sugar glaze on sweet potatos! LIke sprinkling sugar on ice cream. Sweet potatos are by definition, SWEET! Why the glaze??
Great info and pictures but the narrative is too fast - slow down a bit please. :-D
@jackkennard4539 Жыл бұрын
I cut a SP in half and put it in a crock pot with 3 tsp of water after breakfast and it's ready by lunch, too simple!
@zachhaus84882 жыл бұрын
Brown sugar and marshmallows fluff top. Lol.
@iuaislamf2 жыл бұрын
They do last for months and months at room temp. We store ours in the basement.
@AlbeeKnowsNothing11 ай бұрын
A full 3 minutes of care and storage before any cooking is mentioned.
@heatpumphvac31502 жыл бұрын
Sweet potatoes are good just like regular potatoes
@user-22-2 жыл бұрын
I thought the skins were not supposed to be eaten... ☠️
@Vicki19302 жыл бұрын
Just like regular potatoes 😀
@fernlow42352 жыл бұрын
I love sweet potato; boiled with skin on, roasted, fried covered with rice flour, or boiled, dried in the sun. All very nice, but must be white flesh, pink outer skin. My parents grew them in East Africa.
@jillchamberlain30412 жыл бұрын
I like sweet potatoes and your information was very helpful can you do one on strawberries please are they fattening so I’m on a diet and I have I have some sweet potatoes and I do like them I did have too many phone because the sugar I know it’s a natural sugar but is it fattening sweet potato can you tell us in your next one you do thank you very much
@BookofYAH777 Жыл бұрын
would be better if you skipped the annoying background music
@bethharrison18272 жыл бұрын
Some of these look like yams not sweet potatoes- there is a difference isn’t there?
@carolcole5702 жыл бұрын
I love Alabama Reds. Eating ANY kind of potato are long gone days in the past for me, I regretfully say.
@lysp13722 жыл бұрын
Roast oiled sweet potatoes till soft. Skins slip off easily. Mash with cinnamon, butter and real maple syrup to taste. Delicious!
@lindafox36192 жыл бұрын
I am sure they are delicious that way, however, you might as well eat candy. Sorry to say that, but try them without the sugar, you might be surprised.
@sarahsimpkins13112 жыл бұрын
Yall should try the white Sweet potato
@nicolenew17082 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU FOR THE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION SINCERELY YOUR'S CHARLETNEWTON
@cherylanderson33402 жыл бұрын
My favorite way is to scrub the skins with a veggie brush in a bowl of water, & then a quick rinse under the faucet. Then I rub the skins with a bit of a good oil, like Olive or Avocado, & bake them, a few at a time, with space in between, in a baking pan. I don't pierce them, as I want to retain their moisture which helps the baking process. This way, I enjoy eating their crispy skins. In a 425° oven, they take about an hour, depending on size. For people who can't eat sugar, I've heard it helps to cube & boil them, but they seem to lose a lot of flavor. The texture of boiled cubes is nothing like the soft mushy sweet baked ones. The cubed form can be cooked in a home made soup, so nutrients are not lost, or in a curried lentil dish, simmered in coconut milk until all are soft. BTW - they're not in the potato family & they're not yams either. So what are they? They need a new, better name!
@mariap.thisislife8735 Жыл бұрын
You were on a pretty good roll there until you claimed them not to be part of the potato or yam family. Sometimes you just need to leave a good thing alone 🤫😐
@cherylanderson3340 Жыл бұрын
@@mariap.thisislife8735 It's true. Sweet potatoes & any type of potatoes are not related. Also, Yams aren't in either of those families.
@rebelgreen2398 Жыл бұрын
Morning glory family
@neilflanigan1067 Жыл бұрын
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@ilax66622 жыл бұрын
sweet potatoes are not as tasty as they were when I was growing up. Must be why cooks started over doing the marshmallow casseroles
@stevethecatcouch65322 жыл бұрын
Unless you're over 80, cooks were over doing the marshmallow casseroles before you were born.
@christinebadostain68872 жыл бұрын
Seeing lots of adding of butter and other ingredients to this perfectly delicious food. Why????????
@yolandalindsey57652 жыл бұрын
That's my question too. Nothing needed to be added. All those additives just take away the lovely flavor. Keep it natural, sweet and delicious. One of the good things about sweet potato, it is delicious for breakfast with scrambled eggs and a cup of mint tea. I cook my sweet potato in the microwave on six to eight minutes or a little more if it's big.
@christinebadostain68872 жыл бұрын
@@yolandalindsey5765 yep I will oftentimes include baked sweet potato with my brown rice/lentil/yogurt/kimchi "brunch"
@yolandalindsey57652 жыл бұрын
@@christinebadostain6887 I haven't tried it with yogurt, but with lentils and brown rice.
@christinebadostain68872 жыл бұрын
@@yolandalindsey5765 it is a good foil to the other spicy ( I pack my rice/lentil with spices) foods. Oh yeah and I also include qunoa most of the time. I guess it is what they call a "buddha bowl"
@EmpyrealEndemic2 жыл бұрын
Lmfao that's how cooking works
@jacquieedwards82182 жыл бұрын
I also enjoy something the hispanic community calls " batata ". It is almost white in color and not as sweet as yams or sweet potatoes. I add it to a stew, as one of its many vegetables. Jesus is Love
@happycook67372 жыл бұрын
Is this the same as yucca?
@jacquieedwards82182 жыл бұрын
Happy Cook - The answer is "no " . More like yams or sweet potatoes. I have experienced yucca more as an under-cooked white potato. Jesus is Love
@happycook67372 жыл бұрын
Hmm sounds good. I will have to buy some and try. Gracias, muy amable.
@sinegugushabalala16922 жыл бұрын
Yes “ubhatata” is what we call it in Zulu here in South Africa 🇿🇦. It has a purple skin and whitish inside, I looove it😋
@lydiag62452 жыл бұрын
One of my dogs won't eat any other treat but the chicken wrapped sweet potatoes.
@jaysky20002 жыл бұрын
Smart dog! Yummy treat! Nice mom!
@conscious37142 жыл бұрын
What about cooking them in the microwave?
@yolandalindsey57652 жыл бұрын
There isn't a problem with that. That is what I do all the time. Wash them properly, place on a plate and put in microwave for 6-8 minutes according to the size. You can also eat the skin. Very delicious for breakfast with scrambled eggs.
@ms.coleman8403 Жыл бұрын
Umm okay, well at Kroger all we got is the orange ones.