do i boil sweet potatoes?

Question

i usually make baked sweet potatoes for thanksgiving but this year i wanted to make "mashed" sweet potatoes. i do not like them with marshmallows and junk on them. i just want to make them as you would reg white mashed. does anyone know if i boil them as white pot. or do i still need to bake them first?

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Answer 1

I think you may need to bake them first.

Answer 2

I make mine just like I do regular mashed potatoes. Peel them, cut them up, throw them in some boiling water.They are a pain in the but to peel and cut up. They also take a little longer to cook than regular potatoes but once they're done they will whip up like regular. After I whip/mash mine I add sugar to taste along with some butter and they turn out awesome! Good luck and have a good Thanksgiving!

Answer 3

I just made some for tomorrow about an hour ago. I boiled them just like regular potato and then peeled and mashed it, added some salt, brown sugar and cinamon. My yams were small so it only took an hour for them to fully cook on high heat. I made it ahead so I can bake it in the oven with the marshmellow tomorrow but the yam itself tastes good if you want to serve it like mashed potato.

Answer 4

On the contrary, my mother always did the opposite...She would first boil them in salted water until tender (skin and all) allow to cool, then peel them, cut in quarters or halves (depending on their size), then bake them about 45 min. with brown sugar melted in butter and spread over them, this gives them a "caramelised" texture...sort of candied.
For mashed just boil until tender, then peel and mash with a tablespoon of butter and a little salt. You could sprinkle some brown sugar on top for a bit of added sweetness...
Where I live, if you have a chimney, you just wrap them in foil, and put them in the embers until they are tender, cut in half and add a little butter...also delicious.
And another way my mom made them (this will floor you!)
peel raw and slice in thin french fry size, then fry them the same you would french fries. Once you see they are about done, remove from the hot fat a couple of minutes then return for another quick 3 minute frying...this will crisp them up. Serve with salt, great with breaded chicken fillets or smoked pork chops and apple sauce.
Then there are the recipes for sweet potato pies, but those are another story!!!

Answer 5

You can just boil them and when done you sholud be able to pierce with a fork. The skin should pleel off quite easily. Then prep as you would for regular mashed potatoes. But personally I perfere to make mine as candied with butter and brown sugar in pan and slice sweet potatoes that are slightly undercooked since they will continue to cook in pan. You can even sprinle some dried cranberries in as it browns and gets coated with sugar.

Answer 6

You can boil them like white potatoes. I find that boiling them with their skins rather then peeling them before cooking them adds to their flavor. I always peel them after their cooked. A touch of half 7 half & butter makes them yummy when you mash them.

Answer 7

Just boil them the same as for white potatoes.

Answer 8

Yes you can boil just like regular potatoes. Sweet potatoes also make great fries and a wonderful pie as well. Pie tastes very much like pumpkin pie.

Answer 9

I would bake them.Then when they are really mushy,peel off the skin and mash them.Good luck and Happy thanksgiving.

Answer 10

Yes, you can boil them just like regular potatoes--but I recommend that you peel them first. They are a little harder to peel than whites but just buy afew extras.

Answer 11

no you bake them until soft then remove skin and then mash add some butter and put cinnamon on the table and they will be great.