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For young people who have never cooked, it can almost be said that they don’t know the difference between the five grains. Many married young people need adults to give them guidance when they are learning to cook, as not everyone has a talent for cooking. Sweet potato is a kind of coarse grain. Regular consumption can promote gastrointestinal motility. So how long should you steam sweet potatoes to eat them? How long does it take to steam sweet potatoes until they are cooked? Let's find out together.

1. How long does it take to steam sweet potatoes?

How long does it take to steam sweet potatoes? Generally it takes about half an hour. Of course, this depends on the specific situation. The amount of sweet potatoes, the heat, the size of the sweet potatoes, etc. will affect the time. Example:

Ingredients: 1000g sweet potato, hot water

practice:

1. Wash and peel the sweet potatoes, cut off both ends, and smooth out the uneven areas on the skin.

2. Pour hot water into the electric pressure cooker to about 1.5 cm high, put in the steamer, place the washed sweet potatoes on the steamer, cover with lid, press down, set the timer for 20 minutes, then let the air out and turn on the timer for 10 minutes.

3. If it is an ordinary pressure cooker, after pressing the valve, boil it over high heat and then turn off the heat. After simmering until the air is naturally released, turn on high heat, blow the air, turn off the heat, and release the air. Repeat this twice.

4. If you use an ordinary steamer, steam over high heat for 5 minutes, then switch to low heat for 10 minutes, and then steam over high heat until you can easily insert chopsticks into the sweet potatoes.

Tips:

1. Do not use sweet potatoes with black spots. Even if you peel them, they will not be cooked when steamed. After finally steaming it, it always has a moldy smell, is bitter and hard, and is difficult to swallow. Don’t be reluctant to give up such sweet potatoes, otherwise, you will ruin the whole pot of soup.

How to find out if sweet potatoes have black spots? In fact, it is very simple. Before steaming the sweet potatoes, brush the skin of the sweet potatoes clean with a brush, then cut off the two ends of the sweet potatoes with a knife to expose the potato flesh, and then scrape off the uneven areas on the skin. If no black spots are found, the sweet potatoes can be eaten with confidence.

2. Whether you are turning off the heat to release the air in a pressure cooker or switching to a low heat in an ordinary steamer, the main purpose is to keep the water in the pot warm but not boiling. Because the amylase in sweet potatoes can quickly convert starch into sugar at around 60°C. The sweet potatoes steamed in this way will be sweeter, softer and more delicious.

3. Be sure to use high heat and hot water to steam the sweet potato skin until it is half cooked in a short time. This way, the steamed sweet potato will taste sweet.

4. It is best to choose sweet potatoes of the same size to ensure that they are cooked at the same time. If the sweet potatoes are large, you can extend the steaming time appropriately, or cut them into small pieces before steaming.