Move over Sweet Potatoes, Boiled Yams Taste Better!
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Ready in: 30 minutes | Serves: 8 | Review: Tasty ‘n’ Filling
Yams are not only more natural, they are generally sweeter than sweet potatoes.
Less popular in the food mainstream because its mostly grown in tropical climates and spots a tree bark-like skin which doesn’t look very appetizing.
Yams are in fact very flavorful and versatile.
Fun Fact: Yams are vegetables!
This basic boiled yam recipe is one way to eat yams. When boiled as shown here, you can pair the African yams with scrambled eggs, sauces and stews.
Ingredients
- 1 Yam Tuber
- Water
- Chopped onion
- dash of salt
Where to Shop for Yam
- Specialty Afro-carribean Grocery Shop
Directions
- A sharp knife is required to slice yam. Gently Slice off the outer skin to reveal the whites.
- Repeat the process until you have enough to cook
- Now that you’ve removed the skins, trash them!
- Using lots of clean water, thoroughly wash the yams
- Collect the yams into a pot and add water ‘about the same level’ as the yam or a bit more if you have a smaller pot
- Add chopped onions for flavor and allow to boil on medium heat for approximately 15 minutes.
- Add a dash of salt to taste and Yam is ready to eat. Pair with eggs, butter, sauces or stews.
You know your yams are ready to eat when they are visibly softer. Stick a fork in the yam to test for softeness.
Another yummy way to eat yams is to go ahead and fry after boiling. Cut into cubes for maximum stylin’ and serve as a finger food as seen here.
Head Writer, Spicebaby.com
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chidimma
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ap
i am american i heard that yam can be toxic if not cooked properly what do you have to do to make sure its ready to eat.
Ms Spice
You are certainly confusing this yam with the ‘bitter yam’ which can be toxic when not completely mature. That yam looks more like potatoes. Most varieties of yams don’t contain toxic compounds at all.
ap
ok im just going by what they said on wikipedia, they said have someone else prepare them and since we don’t eat them alot here. i hope so i would be very happy then, i was afraid to cook them myself.
Tade Pratt
Hi Ap – there are several species of yam and i think wikipedia identifies the one you’re speaking of as ‘air potato’ u have to cook it well to remove the bitter taste. This recipe is for the regular African yam – you can see it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_(vegetable)
You should really check it out at the caribbean african shop near you. I hope you try it because its really tasty. I eat yams with scrambled eggs almost every sunday morning and its one of my favorite meals.
ap
ok, i think i had some at Dominican restarant in NY were very good. i just don’t want to die cuz i dont know what i am doing. LOL.
Toni Nyra
its advisable to cook ur food properly no matter what it is.