How to make sweet potatoes disintegrate in stew

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I'm working on recreating a curry-like stew which is based on a thick sauce made out of disintegrated/dissolved sweet potatoes and tomatoes. Is it enough to just let the sweet potatoes cook to get them to disintegrate, or is there some other step to this that will make them "melt" into the sauce?

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This depends a bit on the kind of result you are aiming for, generally speaking most people struggle to keep their sweet potatoes "in shape" and prevent disintegrating:

  • For a slightly textured result, cooking your peeled and cubed sweet potatoes long enough should suffice, just make sure you have enough liquid in your dish and stir every now and then to help them break them up a bit.
  • If you want smoother results, stir vigurously or use a potato masher and "stab" your stew a bit once everything is very soft - stop when you reach the desired "chunkyness"/"smoothness".
  • But for a totally creamy and homogenous sauce you will need a food mill, a food processor or - even simpler - an imersion blender.


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How do you soften up sweet potatoes?

  • Wash sweet potato thoroughly, pat dry, and pierce 3-4 times with a fork. Place potato on microwave-safe plate and microwave 5 minutes, turning halfway through.
  • If your potato isn't fork tender after 5 minutes, continue microwaving in 30 second increments.


    • Can you use sweet potatoes in stews?

    There's nothing better than coming home to a home cooked meal, filling your house with rustic comfort food aromas with nothing else to do but serve and eat. Slow Cooker Beef Stew with sweet potatoes melting through the gravy creates a flavour so rich, you'll be happy to have leftovers!

    Why is my sweet potato still hard after cooking?

    It's too cold in there, which changes the potato's cell structure and makes them hard in the center (even after you cook them). The best way to store sweet potatoes is to find a cool, dark area and they'll cook up soft and sweet, every time.

    How do you get the starch out of sweet potatoes?

    Grate your raw sweet potatoes and place the pulp into cheese cloth in a bowl. Squeeze the cheese cloth and the starch is extracted. Keep squeezing until the liquid you're extracting comes out clear. That means you've removed all the starch from the sweet potato pulp.


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    This would be a great job for an immersion blender.

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    Consider it a great excuse to buy a really handy gadget :) On Amazon you can find good ones for as little as $20 or you can spend over $100 for all of the bells and whistles.

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