Mashed Sweet Potato 🍠

📍 Introduction Mashed sweet potatoes can serve as a nutritious, filling, and economical addition to many meals. While you can also bake or roast sweet potatoes to soften them, boiling helps retain their moisture, which prepares them well for mashing. 🧂 Ingredients & Equipment: * 2 sweet potatoes/yams * Veggie Scrubber (like these) or a clean scouring pad (like these) * Large fork or potato masher (like this) ✔️ Instructions: * Boil water in a large pot & season to taste * Rinse potatoes & scrub off dirt * Add to water. Let cook ~20 min or until a knife easily pierces the skin * Remove & drain. Let cool or rinse with cold water. Remove skins. * Mash with a fork or potato masher * Add oil/butter & salt (optional) 📝 Notes, Tips, Tricks * To prep sweet potato cubes instead, remove skins with a veggie peeler, chop into cubes and boil until tender. 1-inch cubes will take 12-15 min, 2-inch cubes 20-25 min. 👉 Next Lesson: 09: Seasonal Vegetables You Can Boil This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.trylifeschool.com