Boiled sweet potatoes

Name: Boiled sweet potatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Tchad
Ingredients: 800 g peeled sweet potato; 1.5 litres drinking water, or just enough to cover in the chosen pan; 2 g salt

🍠 Peeled sweet potato chunks boiled and drained without added fat.

Ingredients

800 g peeled sweet potato
1.5 litres drinking water, or just enough to cover in the chosen pan
2 g salt

Preparation

Scrub and wash sweet potatoes, then peel. Remove damaged areas and weigh 800 g sound flesh. Cut into similar chunks about 4 cm.

Put in a pan with water and 2 g salt. Water must cover the pieces; adjust only to suit the pan.

Bring to a light boil, then simmer about 15–20 minutes after returning to heat until a knife enters the centre easily.

Drain gently without crushing. Let steam escape 5 minutes and divide into 4 portions, each based on about 200 g initial flesh.

Serve hot or warm with sides counted separately. Reference total 35 minutes: 10 preparation, 20 cooking and 5 draining. Heating time and variety may extend the actual duration.