Yam - the recipes are simple dishes

Yam is a vegetable tasty and versatile in cooking. In this article we will tell you all about the sweet potato and the right preparation, opportunities for culinary use.

Yam - the same thing familiar to us all potatoes, but sweet, his second title after variations invented by the Indians of South America by the arawaks is "sweet potato". Yes and look of a field of sweet potatoes as our potatoes, only bushes are not high and resemble in appearance herbaceous vine, in which the height is no more than 20cm. However, the sweet potato is also similar to carrots - raw in color and taste, pumpkin - roasted, eggplant varieties with purple flesh. In General, the Yam is a vegetable is unique in all respects. Why he is not so popular here?

The birthplace of the potato, Colombia and Peru, where he came first in the West Indies, then East and South Polynesia, Easter island, New Zealand. Next, the Spanish brought the sweet potato in Spain, the Philippines, and from there, the culture has spread to Mediterranean countries and the Far East. In General, it is heat-loving vegetable and it is cultivated mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the planet - hence the low popularity in our country with a temperate climate.

We Yam successfully grown only in the North of Bashkortostan and the Republic of Khakassia. But 83% of the world harvest of Yam gives China.

Than Yam interesting from a culinary point of view and the overall product? First, with him it's very interesting to taste serves, on the one hand, it is quite usual - we all know and love potatoes, and on the other, with special sweet taste. Secondly, the Yam is a vegetable useful.

Depending on the varieties of Yam may have different useful properties. So, orange and yellow varieties of sweet potatoes are very rich in beta-carotene (provitamin A), and is comparable in its content, and sometimes even surpass the carrot. In the purple varieties of Yam contains anthocyanins, persisting even in bright sunlight and during the heat treatment, the Yam has an excellent prevention of cancer, ulcers, cardiovascular disease, visual impairment, having a high antioxidant properties. Any Yam 1.2-1.5 times normal caloric potatoes and surpasses it in the content of iron, calcium and carbohydrates.

The recipes sweet potato pie

In terms of culinary applications Yam universal: with him cook different dishes, depending on the cultivar, otvarivaya, bake, frying and adding it to cereal. Also from Yam can prepare chips, marshmallow, jam, candy, etc. We will talk about different versions of dishes from sweet potato.

Interesting fact: the Yam is a vegetable large. In hot tropical countries, where the Yam grows as a perennial plant, the weight of one tuber can reach 10kg! In countries with temperate climate, where the Yam grows only in warm seasons (annual crop, as we have potatoes, tubers less, but their weight is still impressive: 1-3kg and more!

Recipe sweet potato puree

You will need: 1kg sweet potatoes, 40-60g of butter, 2 cups milk, salt.

How to make sweet potato puree. Peel the potatoes and wash, chop, drop into salted boiling water, cook until tender within half an hour, drain, Pat dry, and then quickly blend or grind in a meat grinder, put the mixture into a clean saucepan, add butter and hot milk, while whisking the mixture with a spatula, salt and serve. Top for storage of sweet potato puree, so it doesn't form a crust, pour some melted butter.

On the Yam broth you can make a soup or sauce.

Soup recipe sweet potato pie

You will need: 4-5 potatoes of medium size, 1.5 cups beef broth 1 Cup milk, St.l. butter, flour, brown sugar and thyme, and 1.5 tsp. of salt ? tsp. nutmeg, cinnamon and ground ginger.

how to cook soup with Yam. Peel and pour the sweet potato water, boil for 20-30 minutes on medium heat, first bringing to a boil on high, then drain the water. Pour the hot Yam broth, add all other ingredients, except milk, in a blender or blender to mix. Put the cooked puree in a saucepan, pour the milk, bring to boil, boil for 5-10 min over low heat and serve soup to the table hot.

Recipe for roasted sweet potato

You will need: 1 kg sweet potato, 45-60g melted butter, 30-45g butter, 30g parsley or 15g fennel, salt.

How to cook fried Yam. Take a medium-sized sweet potato, peel it as potatoes, rinse with cold water, cut into pieces 1 cm thick, dry, put on a hot pan with oil, fry quickly, sunflower, then turn on low heat and simmer until tender, or put it in the oven and bake until tender. Put the fried potatoes on a plate, drizzle with melted butter, sprinkle with chopped herbs, you can apply the cream sauce.

The recipe is simple salad with sweet potato

You will need: 4 Yam and stalk green onion, St.l. lemon juice, St.l. olive oil, a pinch of cedar lemon, salt.

How to cook salad with sweet potatoes. In salted boiling water boil the potatoes, drain, cool, peel the potato, cut it into cubes and drizzle with oil and lemon juice, pepper, salt, add the chopped onion, lemon zest, stir and serve the salad cold.

Well, along with simple dishes of sweet potatoes, here are a couple of examples of interesting dishes, a little more difficult to cook.

Recipe for boiled Yam, baked orange sauce

You will need: 1.5 kg of sweet potato, sauce - 50g of margarine, 1 Cup of orange juice, ? Cup brown sugar, for 1H.l. grated ginger/cinnamon and salt.

How to make baked sweet potato. In the skin boil Yam, dropping in boiling salted water 15 min until soft. Peel sweet potatoes, cut into circles 1 cm thick, put in a baking dish. In a bowl mix all the ingredients for the sauce, pour over the potatoes and bake in a preheated 180 degree oven for about 40-50min.

Recipe casserole of sweet potatoes and apples

You will need: 500g sweet potato, 3 Apple, sauce - 150ml cream, 100g sour cream, 3 eggs, butter, pepper, salt.

How to cook a casserole with sweet potatoes and apples. Peel sweet potatoes, cut into thin slices, remove the seeds from apples, cut them into circles. Lubricate the form of oil, put, alternating slices of apples and yams. Mix all ingredients for the sauce, pour over yams and apples, put on top with butter and bake all in a preheated 200 degree oven for half an hour.

With sweet potatoes, you can cook a lot of things, and about the individual categories of dishes from this wonderful vegetable we will tell! In the meantime, using the suggested recipes, it's time to get acquainted with Yam, if such experience is not yet available - it's worth it!

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