I’ve never really developed a liking to yams, I find that its more of an acquired taste however I know that its very healthy and so Im trying to integrate it into my diet. Anyone have some good methods of preparing it so that it doesnt taste so bleghhh?
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i dunno for me simple does it, i never really liked them but just a few months ago, ordered baked sweet potato instead of a reg one and loved it, had it at the same joint again 2 times after that
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really? hmm Ive baked them at home myself and tried it the same way at other people's place so many times, but just cant seem to like em! the texture and the sweetness is just not my thing.
I was just googling and found some interesting concoctions...
This one seems more my taste:
Sweet: Combine 1/2 cup toasted, chopped pecans, 1/4 cup unsalted butter, 1/4 cup packed brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Divide among potatoes. Season with coarse salt.
Im gonna make this with dinner tomorrow and let you all know how it goes!
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For anyone who may be interested, I tried the above method and the potatoes came out lipsmackin good! You could even do without the salt, but I recommend it to get a full flavorful experience :)
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i just bake them and then just take the skin off cut off in half lengthwise....put some namak mirch or chat masala...and thats it :D they are much healthier then regular potatoes.
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i baked many times i just remove the skin , cut like chips , sprinkle masala like tandoori or tikka masala and then straight into oven
or other way after masalla wrap into grease proof paper and bake it into microwave for few minutes all depending on thickness of the chips
it comes out yummy
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no butter or oil required in above
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I want some but our local supermarket doesn't sell them any more.
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Slice them like fries and marinate in Zesty Italian salad dressing and then bake!
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is it just me or are sweet potatoes hard to find? i've been trying to find em at grocery stores but no luck! just see yams?
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wait, isnt a yam and sweet potato the same thing just different names?
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Par boil sweet potato wedges. Coat them in olive oil salt black pepper herbs and then bake them. I usually use plenty of other veggies with the sweet potatoes.
Just for info sweet potatoes are way healthier than regular potatoes.
wait, isnt a yam and sweet potato the same thing just different names?
In some places they refer to it as the same thing, but they are different. Related but different
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yam tempura. simple. clean.
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I am assuming, by bake .. everyone means microwave. ANyhoo, I microwaves them, then slice them into quarter inch disks and then shallow fry (more of a sautee) both sides till they are golden brown .. sprinkle some salt
that is our version of hash brown with eggs and veggie bacon strips for breakfast .
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Don't forget your fave sweet potato mash:
boil a cut up and peeled large sweet potato in little water. Watch so it doesn't stick to bottom. When tender, add just a wee bit of sugar and 3/4 can of coconut milk. mash and stir until soft and mushy.
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^^ Oh yeah .. how can I forget that .. that is just yummy ..
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veggies bacon..wth 
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yeah, that's soy based bacon... it smells quite close to porky bacon :D
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by the way choose sweet potatoe which are white under skin because there are yellow and orange as well but not as good as white ones