Experience the pleasure of oven-baked sweet potatoes through this concise video! Their creamy consistency and natural sweetness make them an excellent choice as either a main dish or a side. Watch the video for straightforward tips and tasty topping suggestions!
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Discover how to achieve perfectly creamy sweet potatoes baked in the oven! With just a handful of simple ingredients and the correct temperature, you will create wonderfully tender sweet potatoes every time. Enjoy them topped with your favorite additions as a main meal, or pair them as a side with roasted meats, seafood, or refreshing salads for a lunch or dinner option.
Ingredients:
Main Ingredient
3 sweet potatoes
For Topping
Unsalted butter
Black pepper powder, to taste
Salt, to taste
Chives or spring onions, chopped
Recipe Notes:
Select the Right Variety: Sweet potatoes are commonly available in most grocery stores, particularly during the fall season. However, with various types on offer, choosing can be tricky. For this recipe, opt for orange sweet potatoes; their sweetness and creaminess make them ideal for baking. Though purple, white, and Japanese sweet potatoes are tasty alternatives, the orange variety yields the best results.
Aim for Similar Sizes: When picking sweet potatoes, try to find those around the same size. This can be challenging due to natural variations, but selecting uniformly sized potatoes ensures even cooking in the oven. This practice helps prevent some potatoes from being perfectly done while others remain undercooked!
Season the Skin: If you enjoy the skin, consider rubbing it with a little olive oil and salt before baking to enhance its crispiness and flavor. This step is optional; you can skip it if you prefer not to eat the skin.
Use of Foil: For those who prefer softer skins rather than crispy ones, as recommended in this recipe, wrap each sweet potato in foil before placing them in the oven. This technique captures steam, maintaining moist and tender skins, which suits some individuals’ tastes.
Chopped Baking Method: If you’d rather not bake the sweet potatoes whole, you can cut them into pieces after washing. Toss the pieces with your favorite seasonings and bake them similarly to the way you’d prepare roasted potatoes.
Pre-Bake Softening: To reduce cooking time, microwave whole sweet potatoes for 4 to 6 minutes before baking. This softens them slightly and cuts down on overall baking duration. After microwaving, bake at 425°F (220°C) for approximately 30 minutes, adjusting based on their size. Remember to poke a few holes in each potato with a fork to allow steam to escape. However, keep in mind that baking for a longer period enhances the sweet and rich flavors, which may be diminished with the quicker method.
What to expect?
0:00 Introduction
0:11 Prep Sweet Potatoes
0:26 Bake Sweet Potatoes
1:29 Final Output
1:35 Recipe Notes
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