In the kitchen
How to store Sweet potato
Sweet potatoes are best stored on a cool vegetable rack away from direct sunlight and should keep well for a few weeks.
Prep & Cooking tips
Treat in much the same way as you would a potato. The skins are perfectly edible when baked or roasted, so at the very least they only need a wash and scrub before using. For most other purposes they are easily peeled.
Sweet potatoes can be baked whole, and look almost purpose-made for cutting into long, tapered wedges for roasting. Once peeled and chopped, they can be boiled or steamed for mash, or added to soups and stews. They’ll cook a little faster than a conventional spud, and carry strong Caribbean, Indian and Asian flavours well. Their inherent sweetness means that they can be folded into any number of cakes, biscuits and muffins, much as you would with carrots or squash.
Easy ideas
1. Baked
Bake in its jacket and serve with a spicy chilli and soured cream. Try this recipe for a baked sweet potato served with smoky BBQ beans.
2. Gratin
Slice pound-coin-thick and bake as a gratin with lots of garlic, cream and rosemary.
3. Wedges
Cleave into wedges and roast with plenty of salt, pepper and herbs. Even makes a smooth velvety mash to go with your bangers. They will cook faster and taste sweeter than standard spuds.
Goes well with
Asian flavours (lime, chilli, coconut, lemongrass and ginger)
Dairy (soured cream and feta in particular)
Nuts (walnut, pecan & peanut)
Spices (chilli, cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander, cumin, star anise)
Herbs (coriander, rosemary, thyme)
Curries and chillies
Garlic
Onion
Mushrooms
Pork, poultry & game
Sweet potato recipes
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Sweet Potato Pancakes
Serves: 4 Total time: 35 min
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BBQ Beans and Baked Sweet Potatoes
Serves: 2 Total time: 1h
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Sweet potato and bacon salad with pumpkin seeds, ricotta and shallots
Serves: 2 Total time: 35 min
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Sweet potato and sage orecchiette with mushroom crumbs
Serves: 2 Total time: 45 min
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Sweet potato and lentil bake
Serves: 2 Total time: 45 min
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Steak with piri-piri peppers and sweet potato mash
Serves: 2 Total time: 40 min