Sweet Potatoes

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  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
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    Roasted with olive oil and salt, or steamed with a little butter and heavy cream (yes, heavy cream, just a tablespoon or two, the potatoes release a surprising amount of liquid on their own!), mash, and stir in some chopped fresh sage for either method - the sage is a nice compliment. The smoked paprika someone else mentioned is also awesome in the roasting process.
  • Cindy01Louisiana
    Cindy01Louisiana Posts: 302 Member
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    Hell_Flower wrote: »
    Oven baked with some smoked paprika....*slobber*

    I LOVE yams -- with butter and brown sugar. I've cut back on the butter and brown sugar tons in the last couple of months. I would be willing to try paprika! So, that's all you use is just the paprika? Are you all talking the white/yellow flesh sweet potatoes, or the orange fleshed yams? I only eat the yams and wonder how paprika would be on that?
  • Cindy01Louisiana
    Cindy01Louisiana Posts: 302 Member
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    Hornsby wrote: »
    Dice them, dice some apples, a drained can of black beans, some bacon. In a skillet with some olive oil....

    Thank me later.

    Apples in the skillet also? Hmmmnnn....sounds interesting. I might try it.
  • emdeesea
    emdeesea Posts: 1,823 Member
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    I have started to put 2 tablespoons of melted peanut butter on top of mine with maybe a sprinkle of cinnamon. Mmm.
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
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    I've definitely got to give these ideas a try. Thank you
  • DeviatedNorm
    DeviatedNorm Posts: 422 Member
    edited April 2016
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    I had a super tasty salad the other day with roasted sweet potatoes, roasted onion and currants on a bed of spinach. A little squeezed orange for dressing, it was so good! The next day I swapped the currants for roasted poblano peppers and added some corn and cilantro, and it was a new kinda super good!
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
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    AmyRhubarb wrote: »
    Roasted with olive oil and salt, or steamed with a little butter and heavy cream (yes, heavy cream, just a tablespoon or two, the potatoes release a surprising amount of liquid on their own!), mash, and stir in some chopped fresh sage for either method - the sage is a nice compliment. The smoked paprika someone else mentioned is also awesome in the roasting process.

    Yes roasting is ab fab!
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
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    Cindy01Louisiana wrote: »
    Hell_Flower wrote: »
    Oven baked with some smoked paprika....*slobber*

    I LOVE yams -- with butter and brown sugar. I've cut back on the butter and brown sugar tons in the last couple of months. I would be willing to try paprika! So, that's all you use is just the paprika? Are you all talking the white/yellow flesh sweet potatoes, or the orange fleshed yams? I only eat the yams and wonder how paprika would be on that?

    You can let me know! haha
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
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    bigme3505 wrote: »
    This might sound odd, but ever since I was kid I have enjoyed them raw. Just peel them and cut them up. They're crunchy.

    I don't think I'm brave enough for that.
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
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    rsclause wrote: »
    My wife and I cut one in half for dinner sometimes and you guessed it....it has half the calories. That leaves room for the butter!

    BONUS!
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
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    Hornsby wrote: »
    Dice them, dice some apples, a drained can of black beans, some bacon. In a skillet with some olive oil....

    Thank me later.

    Haha...
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
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    Rom3oJuli3tt wrote: »
    They are a staple in my diet. Brown rice, no so much!

    Any great Brown Rice recipes??
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
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    lynn_glenmont wrote: »
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    I pan roast mine with cinnamon, salt, black pepper, paprika, and a little cayenne pepper. Yum.

    My fav is similar -- baked, with cinnamon, ground chipotle, and a little fat of some kind (butter, Melt coconut oil-based spread, or olive oil). If I were pan-roasting, I think I'd try a squirt of lime juice with those spices.

    Lime juice... cool idea
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
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    They're awesome with hot sauce and a poached egg.
    Also, Carolina pulled pork (vinegary and spicy).

    Otherwise, I like them roasted with plenty of salt. I can't stand the sweet preparations.
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,146 Member
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    I cook them in the microwave and also split one with my husband. Yams (more orange color in the inside that the regular yams) are very sweet and don't need additional seasoning. Sometimes I peel them and roast them in the oven, like sweet potatoes fries. Very tasty.
  • LauraHasABabyJack
    LauraHasABabyJack Posts: 629 Member
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    I didn't care for them for a long time either, just recently changed my mind too. I like them with a fried egg on top to take away some of the sweetness.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
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    Cindy01Louisiana wrote: »
    Hell_Flower wrote: »
    Oven baked with some smoked paprika....*slobber*

    I LOVE yams -- with butter and brown sugar. I've cut back on the butter and brown sugar tons in the last couple of months. I would be willing to try paprika! So, that's all you use is just the paprika? Are you all talking the white/yellow flesh sweet potatoes, or the orange fleshed yams? I only eat the yams and wonder how paprika would be on that?

    Technically they are all sweet potatoes. Most of what's sold in the US as yams in some areas of the country (they tend to be called sweet potatoes here) are really sweet potatoes. Yams are different and uncommon in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_(vegetable)

    I eat both kind of sweet potatoes, but the orange ones more often.
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
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    My hubby does mine on the bbq like a baked potato, but when it's done, he drizzles honey and sea salt and a touch of pepper..SUPER YUMMY! When I do mine, I'm a little less fun, I just use butter and salt. But I'm like you, I have no idea how I made it to 46 without eating them, I now consume at least 5 a week MYSELF!!
  • Pinkylee77
    Pinkylee77 Posts: 432 Member
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    http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/sweetpotato.html
    more info on Sweet potatoes than you probably want but it is interesting
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
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    I like to buy the sweet potatoes wrapped in plastic. They look like this:

    microwave-ready_sweet_potatoes_front_only.jpg


    Anyways, you keep them in the wrapper and microwave for 8-10 minutes. The great thing about this is they steam themselves. I've had better tasting sweet potato in this format than the really-long bake time.

    I'm a simple salt, pepper, and a lil butter type. ;)

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