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Preparation - cooking sweet potatoes 

Preparation time: 25 to 30 minutes

Sweet potatoes or sweet potatoes have a sweeter taste than normal ones potatoes. You are a tasty one garnish and don't have to cook for a long time.

  1. Peel. Peel the sweet potatoes with a potato peeler. Alternatively, wash the tubers and cook them with the peel that is edible.
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  2. Sweet potatoes in water give. Put the sweet potatoes in a saucepan. Cover them with water and add a pinch of salt. Bring the water to a boil.
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  3. Cook potatoes. Once the water boils, the potatoes will take about 15 minutes. If they are thicker, it may take longer.
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  4. Preparation of sweet potatoes

    You can prepare sweet potatoes in the pot or in the oven. The sweet potato ...

  5. Testing. To test if the sweet potatoes are cooked, prick them with a fork. If you can pierce the potatoes easily, they are done.
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  6. Pour off the water. Drain the water and serve the sweet potatoes.
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How long to bake the potatoes

Preparation time: about 40 minutes

  1. Washing or peeling. Peel or wash the sweet potatoes.
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  2. Slice. Cut the tubers into slices.
  3. Mix with oil. Put the potatoes in a bowl and mix them with olive oil that can be heated to a high temperature.
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  4. Mix in the herbs. Chop the rosemary and thyme and mix in the herbs.
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  5. Put in the oven. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and put it in the oven.
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  6. To bake. Bake the sweet potatoes at 200 ° C for 30 minutes.
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  7. Testing. Test that the potatoes are soft by poking in as described above.
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Once peeled and cut, the sweet potato doesn't take long to cook. Thanks to their delicious taste, you don't need any refined spices to turn the tubers into a delicious side dish. You can also use them to make puree when they are cooked.

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