Roasted Sweet Potatoes

6 April 2011

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes            4 kg

Butter                           200 g

Sugar                           300 g

Method

 Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Wash all the potatoes in cold water to get rid of all excess dirt. Peel all the sweet potatoes and put them into a sink with water to completely submerge them. Chop the sweet potatoes into large rings and half them again. Put the chopped sweet potatoes into a large roasting tray. Spread chunks of butter evenly over the sweet potatoes. Sprinkle the sugar also evenly over the sweet potatoes. Put the tray in the oven and bake the potatoes until brown. Remember to stir the sweet potatoes once in a while to evenly bake the sweet potatoes.

Chef’s tips

When you submerge the sweet potatoes in water you will prevent browning of the outer flesh because of the starch content of the sweet potato/

Health, Safety and Hygiene Action Taken

Wash all the sweet potatoes first in cold water to get rid of dirt particles on the outer skin of the sweet potato.