Sweet potatoes and sausages?

[B00]

I picked up a bag of sweet potatoes yesterday that were whoopsied and I'm at a bit of a loss what to do with them- never eaten them before!

I've Googled,and Googled and googled but nothing tells me if I can make good old bangers and mash with them.

Sooo....can i?

Thanks.

[joggerjayne]

"whoopsied" ??

[B00]

Reduced

[masterchef]

Can be boiled, mashed, roasted and baked but be careful if you bake them as they son't take as long as ordinary potatoes to cook so they are quite mushy inside the skins when done.They could also be added to homemade soup. However you choose I am sure that you will find them delicious.
masterchef

[B00]

Hiya, thanks for replying.

So I can mash them the same as ordinary potatoes? They'll go with sausages and gravy?

[Jules001]

Personally I find them too sweet, if I try to use them as a shepherds pie topping in place of mash. I would chop them into largish cubes, add some olive oil and herbs, some onions and anything else that needs using up from bottom of fridge, (slightly soft tomatoes etc) and use them like that to go with your bangers. However knowing your liking for cakes, you may like the taste of sweet mash :) in which case just peel, boil and mash like ordinary spuds.

[B00]

Ahhh, ta Jules.

The funny thing is i'm trying to picture Mr Boo's face when he sees it. I'm going out at tea time, so i'll make his and put it in the microwave for when he gets home from work, and I can just see his face as he suspiciously pokes the orangey mush and wonders what the hell it is.

[theonlyone]

They are lovely cooked as wedges ...

[China Doll]

Mmmmm... Can I come for dinner, that sounds lush.

[B00]

Oooo I dunno, I'm gonna flapping later to get tea made, eat my bit of it before i'm out the door.

Won't microwaved wedgies (his tea) go all soggy?

[China Doll]

I think the mash sounds good but you could wack some herbs and a large amount of black pepper in there so it's not so sweet.... You know, I don't even like mash and I think this sounds lovely. Bit of gravy and some onion rings too.... Yummy. :c)

[snags]

And a bib...

[China Doll]

Shush...

[B00]

Yeah, good thinking CD (you do it occasionally), will slap a load of black pepper in it to make it more savoury like.

Now I have a lovely mental image of him poking the orange mush with black speckles in it.

[China Doll]

I have my moments Boobies... I will now go back to my homous and pitta bread for lunch. Yay. :-/

[B00]

No Know, if you know anything about me you'll know i NEVER throw food away. As good as the cake sounds (seriously, make one when there's a Greggs just up road from me??) these spuds WILL get cooked and eaten one way or another!

[NoMercy]

Boo... I tend to make a mash which is two-thirds potato, one-third sweet potato.

Just peel and slice into 1 cm rounds and boil in lightly salted water. When really soft, drain and return to the heat to dry out. Then mash thoroughly BEFORE adding any butter/milk/cheese. If you are using as a topping - ie, cottage pie - add 2 egg yolks to help bind. I find it is far tastier than just regular potato, and sweet potato is very nutritious too. x

[mrs.chappie]

B00, don't buy any more - however cheap they are. They're bloomin' awful ... taste just like you've stirred sugar into normal spuds.

(Sorry lass, just my opinion of course. Other folk think they're greeeeaaaaat!)

[B00]

Thanks No Mercy, 'cept I don't have any 'normal' spuds, I picked these up instead, only so much I can carry home :-)