When youre short on time and dont want to turn on the oven, turn to the microwave.
Heres how to make a perfectly cooked, fluffy microwave sweet potato every time.
While I love a perfectly baked sweet potato, they certainly take their sweet time to cook through.
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In less than 10 minutes flat youll have a moist, fluffy, ready-to-eat sweet potato.
If you have an extra 10 minutes, pop it in the oven to crisp the skin.
What Kind of Sweet Potato is Best?
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Old sweet potatoes will take longer to cook and often turn out dry with lackluster texture and flavor.
As you might imagine, this has a big impact on the cook time.
I recommend you become acquainted with your microwaves statstheyre often displayed on a sticker on the door or interior.
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Look for the output wattage, which will tell you how powerful your model is.
My built-in model has an output of 1,000 wattsa common wattage for relatively new, medium to large microwaves.
Go sweet with a light sprinkling of brown sugar and cinnamon.
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you’ve got the option to also turn the microwave sweet potato into something else entirely.
Let the potato cool, slice into thick slices, and pan-fry for sweet potato home fries.
Or dice and use in home fries or toss into a vegetarian chili orcurry.
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If your microwaves wattage is different, youll need to adjust the time accordingly.
Older sweet potatoes also take longer to cook.
Give the sweet potato a wash, but dont dry it off.
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The residual moisture will help keep the sweet potato moist.
Use a fork to prick the sweet potato 4 to 5 times all over.
Moisten a paper towel with water and wring it out.
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Use it to tightly wrap the sweet potato and place it on a microwave-safe plate.
Alternatively, you might add the sweet potato to a microwave-safe lidded container.
Add the lid, leaving it just barely cracked.
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Place the plate in the microwave and cook on high power for 5 minutes.
If your sweet potato is not quite tender enough, re-wrap it and microwave it for another minute.
Sprinkle with salt, if desired.
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Bake at 425F for 10 minutes.
Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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