Purple sweet potato is a nutritious whole grain that is rich in dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals. The steamed purple potato has a soft and glutinous taste, sweet and delicious, which is very suitable for eating as a staple food or dessert. So, how long does it take for purple potatoes to be steamed before they are ripe and delicious?
Generally speaking, the size of purple potatoes has a certain relationship with the steaming time. Smaller purple potatoes usually need to be steamed for about 15 minutes, while larger purple potatoes need to be steamed for more than 30 minutes. During the steaming process, purple potatoes can be placed in a steamer basket or steamer, an appropriate amount of water is added, and then steamed over high heat.
In order to ensure that the purple potato is fully cooked, you can use chopsticks or forks to insert the purple potato into the purple potato after the steaming time is over, if there is no resistance, it means that it is fully cooked. If there is still resistance, you can steam it for another 5 minutes or so until the purple potatoes are fully cooked.
In addition, if you want to make the purple sweet potato more sweet and delicious, you can soak the purple sweet potato in water for about 30 minutes before steaming, which can make the purple sweet potato fuller and softer and glutinous. In addition, you can add an appropriate amount of sugar or honey during the steaming process to increase the sweetness of the purple sweet potato, or add an appropriate amount of butter or milk after steaming to increase the smoothness of the purple sweet potato.
In short, how long it takes for purple potatoes to be steamed depends on the size of the purple potatoes and personal taste preferences. You can adjust the steaming time and method appropriately according to your needs and preferences to make purple potatoes more delicious and delicious.