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Oh, also, if you want a stupidly easy way to eat sweet potatoes, cut one up into bite sized chunks and cook it at 350 fahrenheit for 45 minutes or longer (it wo

Oh, also, if you want a stupidly easy way to eat sweet potatoes, cut one up into bite sized chunks and cook it at 350 fahrenheit for 45 minutes or longer (it won't burn easily at that temperature). No need to remove the skin, but wash it first. They aren't bad even plain. This is an easy no-preperation-necessary to get at least 1 veggie.

tourmalinetaco 2y ago
I love baked sweet potato fries. I don’t care if they tend to be softer, that natural sweetness is just so good.
zemvpferreira 2y ago
Great idea but I hope you dont mind if I’ll do you one better: cook that same potato in a closed container (could be a bowl with a dish on top) in the microwave on high for 4 minutes. It’ll be almost as delicious, maybe more nutritious, for 1/10 the time and electricity.
adrian_b 2y ago
I prefer to peel the sweet potatoes, cut them in relatively big chunks, then bake them without adding anything, in a closed glass vessel, in a microwave oven. The baking time depends on the oven and on the quantity, but for example in my 1000 W oven, baking 3 big sweet potatoes needs about 8 minutes. Once you have made a successful test, this method is very fast and perfectly reproducible. Because there is no added water and a part of the water from the sweet potatoes evaporates (but not too much, due to the closed glass vessel), the taste of the sweet potatoes cooked in this way is very intense.
kyleblarson 2y ago
As always Cooks Illustrated goes into great detail and there's a link to their final recipe. I've tried it and it is wonderful. https://www.americastestkitchen.com/cooksillustrated/articles/518-the-best-way-to-bake-a-sweet-potato https://www.americastestkitchen.com/cooksillustrated/article...
zorkso 2y ago
My go to recipe from the past few years: 1. preheat over to 400° 2. cut the potato in half long ways 3. put it on a baking sheet cut side down. no oil, no foil 4. bake for around 40 min or until a knife goes through smoothly 5. peel the skin off and eat it's a nice mushy texture that works as a base or add on for bowl style meals and takes moments to prepare and get in the oven. I usually throw it into an almost cold oven and just add 5 min to the cook time.
josefritzishere 2y ago
I came for the genetics but stayed for the recipes.

tourmalinetaco 2y ago

I love baked sweet potato fries. I don’t care if they tend to be softer, that natural sweetness is just so good.

zemvpferreira 2y ago

Great idea but I hope you dont mind if I’ll do you one better: cook that same potato in a closed container (could be a bowl with a dish on top) in the microwave on high for 4 minutes. It’ll be almost as delicious, maybe more nutritious, for 1/10 the time and electricity.

adrian_b 2y ago

I prefer to peel the sweet potatoes, cut them in relatively big chunks, then bake them without adding anything, in a closed glass vessel, in a microwave oven. The baking time depends on the oven and on the quantity, but for example in my 1000 W oven, baking 3 big sweet potatoes needs about 8 minutes. Once you have made a successful test, this method is very fast and perfectly reproducible. Because there is no added water and a part of the water from the sweet potatoes evaporates (but not too much, due to the closed glass vessel), the taste of the sweet potatoes cooked in this way is very intense.

kyleblarson 2y ago

As always Cooks Illustrated goes into great detail and there's a link to their final recipe. I've tried it and it is wonderful. https://www.americastestkitchen.com/cooksillustrated/articles/518-the-best-way-to-bake-a-sweet-potato https://www.americastestkitchen.com/cooksillustrated/article...

zorkso 2y ago

My go to recipe from the past few years: 1. preheat over to 400° 2. cut the potato in half long ways 3. put it on a baking sheet cut side down. no oil, no foil 4. bake for around 40 min or until a knife goes through smoothly 5. peel the skin off and eat it's a nice mushy texture that works as a base or add on for bowl style meals and takes moments to prepare and get in the oven. I usually throw it into an almost cold oven and just add 5 min to the cook time.

josefritzishere 2y ago

I came for the genetics but stayed for the recipes.