foto: TikTok/@zakiya0916
Brilio.net - Many street vendors sell Cilembu sweet potatoes , both cooked and raw. Many people prefer to buy raw Cilembu sweet potatoes so they can get large portions at an affordable price, so they can eat until they are satisfied with their family at home.
There are many ways to process Cilembu sweet potatoes into delicious dishes, one of which is baking them in the oven until the honey sap comes out. However, not everyone has an oven at home, so when you cook Cilembu sweet potatoes using other techniques, the honey sap may not come out.
Well, there is a trick for cooking Cilembu sweet potatoes without an oven, but it still makes the texture soft and the honey sap comes out, you know. This trick was shared by netizens on the TikTok account @zakiya0916. So, instead of using an oven, this woman only relies on a pan and Teflon to practice this trick.
Without baking in the oven, this is the trick for cooking Cilembu sweet potatoes
TikTok/@zakiya0916
Initially, prepare a steaming pan with enough water. Heat a steaming pan over medium heat until the water boils. Yup, later the Cilembu sweet potato will be steamed first to soften the texture inside.
Next, also prepare the Cilembu sweet potatoes that you want to cook. Clean the sweet potatoes, then dry them. When the water in the steamer boils, add the sweet potatoes and cook until tender.
"I used Cilembu sweet potatoes which are smaller in size, because according to the mom who sells these sweet potatoes, she said that if they were small in size like this, they would taste sweeter," said the owner of the TikTok account @zakiya0916, quoted by BrilioFood on Friday (12/7).
Without baking in the oven, this is the trick for cooking Cilembu sweet potatoes
TikTok/@zakiya0916
You can check whether the Cilembu sweet potatoes are soft or not by piercing them with a fork or stick. When it is soft, remove and set aside the Cilembu sweet potato.
After that, prepare the Teflon, place the Cilembu sweet potatoes on top, and cook over medium heat while turning. Wait until the color of the Cilembu sweet potato turns black, then reduce the heat on the stove and continue cooking until the sweet potato releases honey sap.
Without baking in the oven, this is the trick for cooking Cilembu sweet potatoes
TikTok/@zakiya0916
If the honey comes out, it means the Cilembu sweet potatoes are ready to be served. The owner of the TikTok account @zakiya0916 explained that the process of roasting Cilembu sweet potatoes on Teflon takes approximately 30 minutes.
According to this netizen named Zakiya, the duration of baking Cilembu sweet potatoes is very short because the sweet potatoes have been steamed first. It's different if Cilembu sweet potatoes are baked directly with Teflon without steaming, the time needed could take hours, you know.
Taking a peek at the comments column of @zakiya0916's TikTok upload which has been watched 524 thousand times, quite a few netizens are inspired by this cooking trick, you know. On the other hand, there are also those who share other tricks for cooking Cilembu sweet potatoes.
"If you steam Cilembu sweet potato first, it doesn't taste as sweet as when it's baked. If I'm too lazy to use the oven, use happy call, Mateng is fast + it tastes exactly like baked," wrote TikTok @haseekkkk.
" Use a steaming pan, but fill it with gravel underneath, cook using medium-low heat for 40-60 minutes. That's it," explained TikTok @Peri Garam.
"If I directly use the air fryer, 25-30 minutes (regardless of the size of the sweet potato, if it's large so it's soft to middle, it's 30 minutes)," added TikTok @nyonyahmuda.
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