Sweet potatoes in a steamer
Votes: 1
Time: 30 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 2
Complexity: easily
Servings: 2
Nutritional value per serving:
Calories 163, total fat 3 G., saturated fats 2 G., proteins 3 G., carbohydrates 33 G., fiber 5 G., cholesterol 7 mg, sodium 90 mg, sugar 7 G.
Calories 163, total fat 3 G., saturated fats 2 G., proteins 3 G., carbohydrates 33 G., fiber 5 G., cholesterol 7 mg, sodium 90 mg, sugar 7 G.
Sweet potatoes are a good source of nutrients. They're rich in vitamins A and C, fiber, and potassium, to name just a few of their benefits. Steaming helps preserve most of the vitamins, and you don't need to add fat like you would with frying or baking. Plus, steaming sweet potatoes cooks much faster than baking them in the oven. You can serve steamed sweet potatoes with any of the suggested toppings or use them in salads and other side dishes.
The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 2 medium sweet potatoes (about 220g each), washed with a brush
- Special equipment: steaming basket or colander
- Toppings (hot honey and chopped pecans; salted butter and chili powder; sour cream, chives, salt and black pepper; herb butter; salted butter and brown sugar; salsa and sharp cheddar; toasted pumpkin seeds, cilantro, salt and black pepper) of your choice
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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:
- Place a steamer basket or colander in a large saucepan. Add water until it comes 2.5 cm (1 inch) up the bottom of the steamer basket. Place the sweet potatoes in the steamer basket and bring the water to a boil. Once the water boils, cover the pot, reduce the heat to medium, and simmer until the potatoes are easily pierced with a knife, about 30 minutes.
- Remove the sweet potatoes from the steamer using tongs and let them rest for 5 minutes. Cut them in half lengthwise and serve as is or with your desired topping.
Note
Be sure to use whole potatoes of similar size so they cook at the same time. If desired, you can peel and cut the sweet potatoes into large pieces before steaming to reduce cooking time. Checking for doneness is the same as when boiling whole potatoes.
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