Eating sweet potatoes regularly will bring many nutrients and are very good for health. In particular, many housewives are very supportive of steaming sweet potatoes to maintain their sweetness, ensuring optimal nutrition. However, properly steaming sweet potatoes also requires applying a few separate principles:
Only wash, do not peel
A quite common mistake that housewives often make is the habit of peeling off the potato skin before steaming to make the potatoes faster. But the thin crust of sweet potatoes acts as a natural covering. This crust will help keep the inside moisture, preventing water from entering too much, which can easily cause the potatoes to break down.
In addition, sweet potatoes without peeling when steamed will retain the sweet honey and nutrients inside. Therefore, housewives only need to use a soft brush to clean the layer of sand and dirt on the outside of the shell to be able to steam the potatoes in the pot.
Properly treat potato steamed water
Steamed potato water also directly affects the quality of the dish, so housewives need to pay attention to medium the amount of water in the steamer, do not touch the steamed spring roll too much because it will make the potatoes not dry and softer.
Housewives also add a little salt to the pot of water when steaming the potatoes. Slightly boiling water carries a small amount of salt ions seeping into the potatoes to help enhance the natural sweetness of the potatoes.
Prevent water stagnation on the hood
Potatoes also need to pay attention to the phenomenon of water evaporation on the hood, because this will cause the potatoes to always be "watery" and lose their porosity. To overcome this, use a clean, absorbent towel (such as a towel or a cotton towel).
Use a towel to cover the hood before covering it with a steamer. All the stagnant steam will be sucked up by a towel, helping to ensure the potatoes are always dry and delicious.
"Showing" potatoes after turning off the stove
Check by using a skewer to check the ripeness, then when the potatoes are steamed, turn off the heat and "feed" the potatoes for 5 - 10 minutes in the pot. The remaining heat in the pot will help the potatoes ripen more gradually, reaching the point of being light on the outside and the sweet taste of honey inside.
