You always—always—want to wash the skins before cooking or cutting sweet potatoes. It's never a bad idea to give them a firm scrubbing with a clean vegetable brush, either. Sweet potatoes do grow in the ground, after all, and you don't want any of that dirt or grit to end up in your finished dish. 6 сент. 2019 г.
Do you wash sweet potatoes before cutting?
Rinse and peel the sweet potatoes. Rinse and dry the sweet potato before preparing. Peel the sweet potato from root to tip, if the recipe calls for peeled potatoes. Use a serrated peeler if you've got it, although a regular peeler is fine. Make long, even strokes from root to tip to remove the peel, turning as you go.
How do you clean fresh sweet potatoes?
On that somber note: To scrub potatoes, rinse them under cool water then brush them with a vegetable brush if you want to be extra thorough. You can skip the brushing if you like; sometimes I use a nubby kitchen towel to scrub and dry all in one step.
Is sweet potato skin dirty?
Since their skins are tough, you don't need to worry about damaging it or the flesh. You can eat sweet potato skins raw or cooked, though it's important to properly clean the outer skin with a vegetable brush to remove dirt and other residue.
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