Sweet potatoes can turn into a healthy and delicious dish for everyday meals. They are an excellent source of fiber, potassium, and vitamin A, plus they're extremely simple to cook. Read on to learn how to cook baked sweet potatoes according to three recipes: simple, stuffed, and sliced like chips.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Simple Baked Sweet Potatoes
Step 1. Gather all the ingredients
Here's what you need:
- One or more sweet potatoes.
- Butter.
- Salt.
- Additional flavors like maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
Step 2. Prepare the tubers
Wash and dry them completely; with a fork make holes in the upper surface of the potatoes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 175 ° C.
Step 3. Bake the potatoes
Place them directly on the oven shelf or on a baking sheet if you prefer. Cook them for about 45 minutes or until you can easily skewer them with a fork. Remove them from the oven and wait for them to cool.
Step 4. Share them
Use a knife to make a long incision on the top of the potatoes. Put some butter and a pinch of salt and serve them still hot.
- If you want an even sweeter dish, add a couple of tablespoons of maple syrup or brown sugar. Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, or other intensely flavored spices, are all condiments you can use to sweeten.
- Leftovers turn into a perfect snack, as their flavor gets even richer overnight. Keep them in a covered plate and in the refrigerator, the next morning you can enjoy them cold or reheated, garnished with the ingredients of your choice.
Method 2 of 3: Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Step 1. Prepare all the ingredients
For this recipe you will need:
- 4 sweet potatoes.
- 80 g of cooked black beans.
- 1 red pepper cut into cubes.
- 60 g of diced shallot.
- 120 ml of spicy or delicate tomato sauce.
- 240 ml of sour cream.
- Chilli powder.
- Paprika.
- A pinch of salt.
- 60 g of grated cheese such as cheddar or emmentaler.
Step 2. Prepare the potatoes
Wash and dry them thoroughly. Drill holes on the top surface with a fork. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 3. Put them in the oven
You can place them directly on a shelf of the appliance or on a baking sheet. Cook them for 45 minutes or until they are soft inside, so that you can easily skewer them with a fork. After this time, you can take them out of the oven and wait for them to cool down a bit.
Step 4. Cut it in half
Use a knife to make a deep incision and split the potatoes in half. With a fork, crush the pulp a little to make it fluffy and soft, leaving it inside the peel.
Step 5. Prepare the additional ingredients
In a bowl, mix the sour cream with the chili powder, paprika, and salt. Arrange the black beans, bell pepper, shallot, tomato sauce, cream and cheese mixture in various containers so that each diner can serve themselves.
Step 6. Stuff the potatoes
Divide the beans between the four potatoes, placing them directly on top of the tubers, finish with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of cheese. Serve the potatoes hot with the other ingredients separately, so that everyone can personalize their dish.
Method 3 of 3: Sweet Baked Chips
Step 1. Get all the ingredients
Here's what you'll need for this recipe:
- Two large sweet potatoes.
- 80 ml of olive oil.
- 15 g of fresh or dried rosemary.
- A pinch of salt.
- Freshly ground pepper.
Step 2. Peel the potatoes
After rinsing them, remove the peel with a potato peeler and throw it away. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 175 ° C.
Step 3. Slice the tubers
Use a sharp knife and cut the sweet potatoes into regular shaped sticks, just like classic potato chips. Choose the thickness according to your preferences.
Thicker fries will be soft on the inside, while thin ones will have an even and crunchy texture
Step 4. Season the potatoes with oil and spices
Pour the oil, potatoes, rosemary, salt and a little ground pepper into a medium-sized bowl and mix everything with a spoon to even out the mixture. Make sure each chip is evenly greased. Transfer the vegetables to a baking sheet being careful to distribute them in a single layer.
Step 5. Bake
Let them cook for 15-20 minutes, then take the pan out and flip the potatoes to the other side. Return them to the oven for another 5 to 10 minutes, until they are golden and crispy at the edges.
Step 6. Finished
Advice
- To bake chips in the oven, try different combinations of spices. Try the spicy ones with cumin and cayenne pepper or with ground thyme.
- Sweet potatoes with orange flesh are bestsellers in grocery stores, but white ones also exist and are delicious if you can get them. Their flavor is slightly sweeter.
