What's your favorite sweet potato?

[B3]

I've never done anything with sweet potatoes other than eat them at Thanksgiving. I picked some up at the store this weekend to try them out. I was planning on just baking them normal style, but figured I would ask you guys for any advise.

What your favorite way to fix sweet potatoes, and how do you do it?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Big_T_BBQ]

I think they are vile, but my wife likes them sliced up (steak fries style) and fried

 

[landarc]

Sweet potato fries are terrific. I do like them double baked, you bake them once skin on, split and scoop out some of the insides and add brown sugar and punkin pie spice and spoon the mix back into the shells and bake again. Also, I will slice them and put them into tempura batter and deep fry them. Mashed is also good.

 

[1FUNVET]

I like to slice em real thin and fry em. When they float they are ready to take out and season, and i use cinnamon and sugar.:thumb:

 

[Skippacksmoker]

Steven Reichland's grilling show (spelling???)

I was just watching Steven R's his grilling show this weekend and he threw them directly on the coals for about an hour- flipping them to char the outsides completely. you could barely distinguish the sweet potato's from the coals. He took them out after an hour and cut them open. not the most appetizing looking thigs, but they probably tasted good...

 

[Jet2]

If I'm in a hurry I'll peel them, slice in rounds and throw them in a microwave steaming bag with a little EVOO and sea salt and pepper.

 

[milehigh]

For a quick meal: nuke one, and while that is cooking, heat up a can of black beans(rinsed) and diced tomatoes(drained) and season with cumin and coriander. Split the spud open and ladle on the tomato and bean mixture. Dollop of sour cream and your set

Paul

 

[aquablue22]

I like to make fries out of them. Peel them and cut them into fry size pieces, cover with olive oil and a little salt and pepper. 350 degrees and flip them every 15 minutes to help browning. Keep your eye on them as they will burn pretty easily. While up in the Panhandle of Florida I discovered they grow sweet taters in a white version. They are really good........ask you produce guy to get you some, mine did

 

[Stoke&Smoke]

Fries or chips both good, helps if you have a mandoline to slice 'em thin

I like just baking them, or better yet smoking them, splitting them open like a regular baked spud, throw a little brwn sugar and EVOO inside and enjoy!

 

[deguerre]

I like to make fries out of them. Peel them and cut them into fry size pieces, cover with olive oil and a little salt and pepper. 350 degrees and flip them every 15 minutes to help browning. Keep your eye on them as they will burn pretty easily. While up in the Panhandle of Florida I discovered they grow sweet taters in a white version. They are really good........ask you produce guy to get you some, mine did

I also do this except I sprinkle with Simply Marvelous Sweet n Spicy rub which I discovered is awesome on sweet tater fries.

 

[seattlepitboss]

Festive Roast Sweet Potato Casserole

For the topping:

1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
2 tablespoons butter, melted

For the sweet potato mixture:

3 cups mashed cooked sweet potatos (2-1/4 pounds)
2 eggs, well-beaten
1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter, cut into small pieces

Baked sweet potatoes:

Preheat oven to 400°F

Wash the sweet potatos. Place the sweet potatos in a pan or on a baking sheet as they will exude a sugary ooze while baking. Do not crowd, leave at least 1" space on all sides. Large sweet potatos can take 2 to 3 hours to cook fully, while smaller ones can take 1 to 2 hours. Bake the sweet potatos and start testing for doneness with a long probe after an hour. Turn the sweet potatos over once while baking.

When the sweet potatos are completely soft, remove them from the oven and peel them completely, leaving no tough bits on the outside. When all the sweet potatos are baked and peeled, mash them with a potato masher or you can use a potato ricer.

Topping:

Combine ingredients of topping mixture in mixing bowl, and set aside.

Casserole:

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
Combine mashed sweet potatos, eggs and butter in a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly. Spread mixture in buttered casserole dish or baking pan.
Sprinkle the sweet potato mixture evenly with the topping mixture.
Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
Allow to set 30 minutes before serving.

Serves eight.

NOTES:
if using unsalted butter, add 1/2 teaspoon salt per recipe
8.5# sweet potatos yields about 12 cups mash
A triple recipe just barely fits into a 9x13" Pyrex pan
Use a very large mixing bowl to mix eggs & butter into a triple recipe

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Sweet Potato Pie (Diabetic)

favorite pastry for 9-inch pie (pie crust)
2 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds)
1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
24 packets Equal or 1 cup Equal® Spoonful
1 tablespoon butter/margarine, softened
1 tablespoon flour
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground mace (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt

1. Roll pastry on floured surface into circle 1 inch larger than inverted 9-
inch pie pan. Ease into pan; trim and flute edge. Blend remaining ingredients
in large bowl until smooth. Pour into pastry shell.

2. Bake in preheated 425*F (220*C) oven 20 minutes; reduce heat to 350*F
(175*C) and bake until filling is set and sharp knife inserted near center
comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack; refrigerate
until serving time.

 

[landarc]

If you have more time, sweet potato and chorizo hash is incredible. Cut the sweet potatoes into small dice, same with some onions, mash up some garlic. Saute the onions and add the sweet taters to the onions and cook slow until almost for tender. Add garlic and let melt into the veggies. In a cast iron skillet, brown up the chorizo, add the veggie mix and cook until taters are fork tender and gotten some crispy parts. I like to dump some chopped green onions, cilantro and salsa on it as well.

 

[Ron_L]

Sometimes we just bake them the way they are. Other times I make sweet potato has browns by peeling and dicing and pan frying until crispy on the outside. Still other times I will cut them in half, score the flesh with a sharp knife, coat the cut side with olive oil and then sprinkle on some Lawry's Seasoned Salt and bake them.

 

[BobBrisket]

1. Fries

2. Baked with budda and budda only.

3. Sliced thin, brushed with evoo and grilled to till brown and then dusted with Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper.

Number two is probably my fav!

Bob

 

[deguerre]

Also very good as baked with butter, garam masala and a little brown sugar.

 

[smokehunter]

Wash them, poke holes with fork, while they are wet roll in roughly ground salt. put on rack in oven and put a sheet of tinfoil on the rack underneath to catch all the drippings.... cook for like an 1:15 at 375 or until soft. Split them down the middle just like a regular potato and mix with sour cream, salt and pepper... Unbelieveably easy and unbelieveably good:mod:....Eat the skin too, that's where all the nutrients are.... Try to get them all about the same size and as hard as it is to resist don't get the monster fat ones. Get the skinnier sized ones. They cook WAY better and I think taste better too.

 

[MushCreek]

Sweet Tater Pie!

For you sweet potato fans, there are different varieties out there. I get dark purple ones from an Asian friend. They are very good! I'm rooting some to try to grow them this summer. She also gets me a very pale gold one, too. Her English isn't too good, so I don't know where she gets them. Probably in an Asian market next to the Eye of Newt!

 

[Hofy]

Nasty. The smell alone makes me gag. uke:

One of the few foods I can not stomach.

 

[jonboy]

I always liked the sweet potatoes at Texas Roadhouse.
They are baked, and served with butter, maple syrup and cinnamon.
Easy to do at home.
jon

 

[Muzzlebrake]

baked with butter, salt and pepper