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I baked a sweet potato this afternoon...

posted 8 years ago by ZolotoyRetriever
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I usually peel them before I bake them, but today I was busy with a list of chores that I had to get to, and I just didn't feel like taking the time to peel the sweet potato. Priorities, priorities...

Anyway, leaving it unpeeled, I cut it into quarters, put it in my big cast-iron baking pot, and let 'er rip (in the oven that is: covered, w/ a little salt and butter, at 350 degrees for an hour).

I turned the heat down to 'warm' after the hour baking time, and just now opened the pot and had a piece. It was glorious. The thing I learned is, that you don't really have to peel it, because the orange flesh of the sweet potato pretty much slides or separates clean away from the peel after it's baked.

I wasn't sure it would do that, because it doesn't seem to work that way with other potatoes I've cooked with the skin on - like Russets.

So anyway, a nice little thing to know for future reference.

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[–] ms_sunshine 8 years ago

I always just cook them skin on in the microwave. Sometimes a baked sweet potato with butter is supper for me!

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[–] AbsolutelyThoughtfulGoz 8 years ago

I know that this is probably a regional thing butt as well as loving orange sweet potato, we have this AMAZING variety her called red or purple sweet potato with the sweetest white flesh which I love twice as much. If it ever comes your way...give it a go!

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These are NOT the ones with purple flesh, they have purple skins and beautiful white flesh.

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[–] greekgirl64 8 years ago

I just wrap them tight in foil and bake them whole in the oven. And yes, they'll slip right out of the skin, whole.

[–] AbsolutelyThoughtfulGoz 8 years ago

Sweet potato of all kinds is healthy food of the gods!

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[–] No_Socks_Here 8 years ago

I bake them in the microwave on high for about 6-7 minutes, skin on. I eat the skin and potato together with butter, S & P.

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[–] ZolotoyRetriever 8 years ago

Sometimes a baked sweet potato with butter is supper for me!
I could totally go for that! 👍

Don't mess with me, man! I know karate, judo, ju-jitsu... and several other Japanese words.

[–] ZolotoyRetriever 8 years ago

red or purple sweet potato with the sweetest white flesh which I love twice as much. If it ever comes your way...give it a go!
I will definitely look for those. Thanks. 👍

Don't mess with me, man! I know karate, judo, ju-jitsu... and several other Japanese words.

[–] ZolotoyRetriever 8 years ago

I've done regular baked potatoes that way (say, Russets, for example), but as far as sweet potatoes go, I kinda' prefer to put them in a heavy pot with the butter... oh man, just the way the sweet potatoes and the butter combine and caramelize is fantastic.

Don't mess with me, man! I know karate, judo, ju-jitsu... and several other Japanese words.