The Best Way to Bake Yams
The Yam as a Dinner Staple
Move over, potatoes! Yams are now gaining fast popularity in being regarded as the more nutritious dinner staple alternative not just for the kids but for those adults who have health concerns as well. On top of that, yams have this sweetish flavor that is deemed more friendly to the palate by lots of kids around the world.
So, the question right now just might be how to cook yams, or what is the best way to cook yams for dinner? And, what considerations would we need to keep in mind when cooking yams? This we are going to answer.
Basic Instructions on How to Bake Yams
The simple dinner yams are served baked, plain or with a garnishing of butter and salt, and then, the main course, which can either be poultry or fish. To bake yams for dinner, make sure that they are thoroughly washed first. Yams are best served as baked when the skin is still on. And then, just right before baking, prick on it several times with a fork to make sure there will be some breathing room for steam all around the yam.
Allow the yams to bake on a 375 degrees preheated oven. Baking is done for about an hour to an hour and a half. Expect some syrup to drip from the yams while baking. To know if yams are already fully cooked, basically, all one has to look out for is the same signs we tend to look for when seeking if a potato is already fully cooked. So that is basically how to cook yams for dinner.
Creative Ways to Bake Yams
Want to add some pizzazz to baked yams? Turn them into yam sausages! For this, we will need to combine a can of drained pineapple chunks, a can of sliced sweet potatoes, and about 12 oz of sliced smoked sausages and place them in a slightly buttered baking dish. Then, pour onto it a mixture made out of three tablespoons of brown sugar, two tablespoons of cornstarch, one fourth teaspoon of salt, butter, and a concoction made out of the juice of the pineapple chunks and half a cup of water. Bake on a 350 degrees preheated oven for about 40 minutes, or until all of the sweet potatoes are heated thoroughly and nicely, as well as all the sausages.
Another yam and sausage recipe makes use of a cup of applesauce, two beaten eggs, half a teaspoon each of salt and cinnamon, and one fourth teaspoon of nutmeg. Coat three cups mashed sweet potatoes with this mixture and scoop on to a greased baking dish. Arrange sliced pieces of sliced link sausages, about one pound, on the sweet potatoe mixture, and then, bake on a 350 degrees preheated oven for up to half an hour.
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