How To Cook Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potato is a crop plant whose large, starchy, sweet tasting tuberous roots are eaten. It is similar to the shape of a potato and is white, yellow, orange or brown. Apart from being rich in starch, the sweet potatoes are also rich in complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber, sugar, protein, Vitamin A and C, iron and calcium. While choosing sweet potatoes, look for the ones that are smooth and have no bruises and wrinkles. It is best to select orange sweet potatoes or the dry yellow ones. There are different ways to cook them, some being boiling, steaming, frying, baking, broiling, grilling and roasting. They taste delicious cooked either way. Read through the following lines to know the various tips for cooking sweet potatoes.