Today, I will be sharing some simple recipes for sweet potatoes. As it is known, sweet potato is useful in the treatment of cancer and heart disease. It has very few calories. There are about 103 of them in a standard not big tuber. These root vegetables also contain not too much fat, so they can be safely consumed without fear of gaining excess weight.
Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of several vital elements for the body, including calcium, potassium, magnesium and folic acid. At the same time, sweet potatoes contain a high concentration of vitamin C.
The taste of sweet potatoes is mealy-sweet, so they go well with acidic products: lemon juice, orange peel and hot spices like pepper and curry. However, in the homeland of sweet potato, recipes are used to enhance the sweet taste of the vegetable, adding yellow sugar and maple syrup to them. In this article, I will be sharing some of the best simple recipes for sweet potatoes that every busy person can cook.
Note: Fried and baked sweet potato is good to use as a side dish for meat.
Recommended Simple Recipes for Sweet Potatoes
Easy Baking Sweet Potatoes
Usually it takes not too much time to bake sweet potatoes in the oven. There are a couple of varieties of this process, but all of them require heating the oven to 230 ° C and 30-45 minutes, depending on the number and size of tubers.
One of the easiest and fastest ways: peel the tubers with a knife and put them in the oven at low temperature. You will notice when the dish is ready: the tubers should be covered with a delicious crisp on the outside.
To make your dish even tastier, it is recommended to put a small piece of butter on the tubers before placing it in the oven and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar as well. You can also wrap the tubers in foil so that the allocated juices make the tubers even softer and more tender. Finished tubers need to be cut and sprinkled with your favorite spices.
Sweet Potato Baked with Green Onion
Stir sweet potato, chives, garlic and thyme in a bowl. Sprinkle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, shake. Put the yam on a layer of foil and wrap the edges. Place on grill preheated to the maximum. Bake until cooked, 20 – 25 min.
Sweet Potatoes Baked with Honey and Cinnamon
For this recipe you will need 4 peeled and diced sweet potato tubers, 1/4 cup olive oil, plus a little more to water the potatoes after cooking, 1/4 cup honey 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, salt, and ground black pepper.
Preheat the oven to 374 °F (190 ° C). Put sweet potatoes in one layer in a baking dish. Pour oil, honey, sprinkle with cinnamon, salt and pepper. Bake in the oven until soft, 25-30 minutes. Remove the potatoes from the oven and transfer to a serving dish. Pour olive oil again.
Winter Salad with Sweet Potato, Chickpeas and Quinoa
To prepare this dish you will need 1 sweet potato, 8-10 leaves of Chinese cabbage, 7 oz (200 g) of chickpeas, 1.7 oz (50 g) of pine nuts, 1.7 oz (50 g) of quinoa. For the dressing, take 1 cup of olive oil, 1/4 cup of wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon of sea salt, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper and 1 clove of garlic.
Soak and boil chickpeas, boil quinoa according to the instructions on the package, preheat the oven to 392 °F (200 ° C) and cover a baking sheet accurately with parchment. Cut the sweet potato into large cubes, then sprinkle with olive oil, and add to it a pinch of salt, put it on a baking sheet and send it to bake for 15-20 minutes. Wash and dry the Beijing cabbage, then grind it in a food processor or chop it yourself. To prepare the ingredients for dressing mix them thoroughly in a blender. Next, place the sweet potato cubes, chickpeas, quinoa, and cabbage into a middle bowl, pour the sauce and mix. You can sprinkle the salad with pine nuts on top. Always serve it warm.
Sweet Potato Cream Soup
For a thick, hearty soup, take 17.6 oz (500 g) of sweet potato, 3 cups of chicken stock, 2 small onions, 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of Greek yogurt (can be replaced with low-fat sour cream). Cook salt, ground thyme and cumin, and ground black pepper depending on your preference.
Warm the oven to 392 °F (200 ° C), peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into cubes. Chop the onion into small pieces, then add it to the sweet potatoes and mix the products in a large bowl, adding olive oil, salt, thyme and caraway seeds. On a baking sheet pre-coated with foil, send the onions and sweet potato – and bake for 25-30 minutes. After this, puree the vegetables in a blender (adding broth) until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Before serving, season the cream soup with salt and pepper, serve hot with a spoon of Greek yogurt.
Sweet Potato with Orange Ginger Sauce
To get a great taste, take 35 oz (1 kg) of sweet potato, 0.8 oz (25 g) of butter, 1 cup of orange juice (100% or freshly squeezed), 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of grated ginger and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon for this dish. Add salt as you wish.
Boil the sweet potato directly in the peel, lowering it in boiling salted water and leaving it for 15-17 minutes (until half-ready). After that, cut the sweet potatoes into large circles, and place them on a baking sheet. In a separate container, mix all the remaining ingredients, then carefully pour the sweet potato with orange-ginger sauce – and send it to the oven, preheated to 356 °F (180 °C), for 40-50 minutes. Serve hot with cool homemade lemonade (lemon + mint + honey + water + ice cubes).
Sweet Potato Slices with Hot Spices
You can also cook sweet potato slices with hot spices. For this dish, you need only 2 sweet potatoes.
Preheat the oven to 392 °F (200 ° C), cut the sweet potatoes into thin sticks and pour olive oil. Mix the spices in a small bowl, sprinkle the mixture with sweet potatoes, then put it on a baking sheet and send it to bake. Cook the sweet potato in the lower part of the oven for 15-20 minutes, then turn the sticks over and cook another 10-15 minutes. Serve hot with fresh sour cream or cold as an appetizer.
Try Out These Simple Recipes for Sweet Potatoes
So there you have it. Some of the simplest recipes that you can try using sweet potatoes. Hope you will enjoy it and feel free to leave a comment and feedback below.
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