how do I cook sweet potato leaves?

Question

Hi,
To begin with , I am just blessed with being newly introduced to sweet potato leaves. I am wondering how to cook it so that kids also will eat.
Thanks,
April.

Answer 1

I heard about cooking sweet potato leaves for the first time last week! A friend has friends from Africa (I don't know where) who cook them like pot greens, same as cabbage or kale or collards.
Children mostly don't like boiled greens. Wonder if you could deep fry them like tempura squash blossoms? (Children would eat paper towels cooked like that!)

Answer 2

I found this and I'm going to try it too..

Stir Fried Sweet Potato Leaves

Ingredients
One bunch of sweet potato leaves (volume of the untrimmed bunch was 6-10 Qt.)
1-2 hot dried red chilies
1-2 cloves of garlic
Salt, soy sauce, pepper to taste

Method

1. Fill a pot with water and put it on the stove over high heat. The pot should be large enough to hold the leaves, and there should be enough water to cover the leaves.
2. Strip the leaves from the branches. The thin stems that attach the leaves to the branch are tender enough to eat, so there is no need to remove only the leaves. Wash and drain the leaves.
3. Mince 1-2 cloves of garlic.
4. Chop the chilies fine, and combine with the garlic.
5. When the water comes to a boil, turn off the heat and carefully add the sweet potato leaves. After 2 minutes, remove and rinse with cold water. Chop the leaves. (This step was recommended by the cookbook to remove traces of natural slime from the leaves.)
6. In a large skillet or wok, heat some vegetable oil over high heat. When it is hot, add the garlic and chilies. Cook for 30 seconds, stirring often.
7. Add the greens, then stir-fry the mixture until the greens are tender, about 2 or 3 minutes. Add salt, pepper, soy sauce, or other flavorings to taste.

Note: Separating the leaves from stems for some bunches of leaves can be a tedious chore, but with this particular batch of sweet potato leaves, the leaves were attached to the tough branch by a long stem, and I was able to quickly strip them using a pair of scissors.
from Mental Masala blog and bakespace.com

Answer 3

hi there your in for a treat just like potatoes you peel the sweet potatoes boil them the same as spuds in salted water or make chips you can roast them as well you have white and a yellow variety try a piece of yam as well they can all cook in same pan the yam takes 5 min more cooking time you can season the water with some spring onion and a sprig of thyme and a wee drop of olive oil enjoy