Boiled Sweet Potato
Boiled sweet potato is a typical Nigerian food which has a delicious taste when compared to yam or cocoyam. It contains various nutrients.
- Prep
- 9 min
- Cook
- 38 min
- Total
- 47 min
- Servings
- As written in source
- Difficulty
- Easy
Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.
Ingredients
Quantities are retained as written by the source and do not scale automatically. Tap an ingredient to check it off as you go.
Cooking instructions
Procedure
Place the sweet potato chunks in a pot.
Procedure
Cover the sweet potato with water, and add a pinch of salt.
Procedure
Bring to a boil, then simmer until the sweet potato is tender.
Procedure
Drain the sweet potatoes, and peel off the skin.
Procedure
Serve with the pepper sauce of your choice.
Photo: Dtarazona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · Photo source and licence
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Use the quantities listed in the original recipe. Adjust them manually if making a different batch size.
Storage
Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Reheating
Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.
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