Preparing Sweet Potatoes Scrub sweet potatoes well before cooking. Whenever possible, cook them in their skins as they are easier to peel after cooking and retain more nutrients. They may be baked or boiled whole and then peeled and sliced or cubed.
How do you peel boiled sweet potatoes easily?
Here's how I do it.1Slice off both ends with knife.2Use a sharp knife to make one long shallow cut down the potato from end to end. Only slice through the skin and avoid slicing deep down into the potato.3This is how it should look.4Use your hands to carefully peel away one side of the skin next to where you sliced.How To Easily Peel Boiled Sweet Potatoes - Dishfunctional Designs
Do you peel sweet potatoes before or after boiling?
You do not need to peel sweet potatoes before boiling. If leaving the peel on, you will need to pierce the skin of the potato with a fork a few times. Also, boiling a sweet potato with the peel will require slightly more time for it to cook through.
How long do you boil sweet potatoes to get the skin off?
You can either peel or leave the skin on: just make sure to cut off any black spots. Place the sweet potatoes in a pot and cover with 1 inch of lukewarm water; add a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and cook until tender when pierced with a fork, around 7 to 12 minutes. Then drain.
Why is sweet potato hard after boiling?
It's too cold in there, which changes the potato's cell structure and makes them hard in the center (even after you cook them). The best way to store sweet potatoes is to find a cool, dark area and they'll cook up soft and sweet, every time.
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