Cooking Sweet Potatoes

Types of sweet potatoes in the supermarket

Purple  - Speckled purple, Envy, Okinawan, Purple Stokes

White - Korean purple, O'Henry, Japanese

Orange – Jewel, Garnet, Envy, Beauregard, Creamsicle, Willowleaf, Covington

Cooking sweet potatoes

Baked or roasted – just like potatoes

Mashed

Leave skins on if you want

Sweet potato chips, slice thin and dehydrate in an oven at 200F

Use a spiralizer to create swoodle

Slow cooker – soups and stews

Microwave 10 minutes

Pie

Sweet potato food parings

Citrus, butter, cream, cheese, caramel, toasted nuts, cocoa, mushrooms melon, okra, tea, beer popcorn, rye bread, most root veggies, eggplant, tomato, beans, peppers, sweet potatoes, apple