How to Boil Sweet Potatoes
Thinking about boiling sweet potatoes? Let’s do it! Here’s how to boil sweet potatoes and when it’s the right cooking technique.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4
Ingredients 3
- 1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes
- ½ tablespoon olive oil or butter
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Method 3
- 01
Dice the sweet potatoes into roughly 3/4-inch cubes. You can either peel or leave the skin on: just make sure to cut off any black spots.
- 02
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.
- 03
Use in recipes as desired (see Sweet Potato Enchiladas or Mashed Sweet Potatoes ), or for a side dish season with ½ tablespoon olive oil or butter and ¼ teaspoon kosher salt . Taste and add additional seasoning to taste. Refrigerate leftovers for 3 to 5 days.
Provenance
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