Mistakes Everyone Makes When Cooking Sweet Potatoes
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Sweet potatoes have copper-colored skin and vibrant orange flesh. They are rich in fiber, carbohydrates, and vitamins, just like potatoes, and they are also naturally sweet. There are a ton of ways to prepare them. You can bake, roast, steam, mash, or grill them. Check out these recipes: BBQ Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Recipe and Baked Sweet Potato Fries
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If you plan to cook this root crop, check out these mistakes everyone makes when cooking sweet potatoes before you start. These tips by Chowhound on YouTube will teach you things you should do and avoid when buying, storing, preparing, and cooking these root crops.
Mistakes People Make When Cooking Sweet Potatoes
1 – Leaving potatoes in the fridge
Do not place sweet potatoes in the fridge as the flavor and texture will change. Place them in cool dark places about 50F to 60F. You can keep them in a basket inside your pantry.
2 – Buying bad potatoes
Bad sweet potatoes look and feel wrinkled and mushy and they are likely to be moldy. Buy the ones that are evenly colored and firm-looking. The smell also indicated the freshness. If it’s really bad, you can easily smell it.
3 – Forgetting wash
When cooking sweet potatoes with skin on, make sure to clean them properly. Wash them in a stream of water and brush with a veggie brush. You can also use baking soda or vinegar.
4 – One trick cutting
Dicing your sweet potatoes into smaller bits makes them easier to roast. You can slice them in wedges, cubes, rounds, or fries. Make them as uniformly sliced as possible for even cooking.
5 – Boiling them
Baking or roasting them in the oven is better than boiling if you are making sweet potato dishes. This will ensure that they don’t get too sweet. However, if you are making a savory and sweet dish, boiling may be better.
6 – Careless baking
Sweet potatoes require plenty of time in the oven at about 375F. The time depends on the size of the potatoes. Do the fork test to check if they are done. Piercing holes in your sweet potatoes before baking can make them less sweet.
Mistakes Everyone Makes When Cooking Sweet Potatoes
