Carla Makes Sweet Potatoes 3 Ways

Steaming is the fastest and most forgiving cooking method for almost anything, but especially sweet potatoes. The high heat, high moisture atmosphere keeps the potatoes from ever getting fibrous or leathery; in fact, they get plump, fluffy, and pudding-like. There are three fantastic toppings here to choose from: Tahini Butter and Lime; Herby Lentils and Yogurt; and Brown Butter Crispy Seedy Nut Mix (with a fried egg!). I made sure that the adornments can be prepped in less time than it takes to steam a sweet potato—about 30 minutes. All three are vegetarian and lean on pantry items.

For the recipe:

00:00 Intro
00:55 Steamy and Dreamy Potatoes
2:10 Tahini Butter and Lime
05:17 Herby Lentils and Yogurt
10:01 Fried Egg and Nutty Crunch Mix
13:11 Spud Abundance

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[CarlaLalliMusic]

Hands up if you've steamed sweet potatoes before!

[sixbadseeds]

Carla as a veggie and a sweet potato freak I appreciate this so much and want to cook them all. Your meat free recipes are truly great, thanks for putting as much care into them as the meaty ones. Also those Japanese sweet potatoes will keep us all looking glowing and hydrated forever:)

[ze_ep]

Honestly, once you've tried Japanese sweet potatoes there's no going back to any other variety.

[tansjord]

I’ve never been a fan of sweet potatoes because they’re always served with more sweet stuff! You’ve actually got me excited to try sweet potatoes again! 🤩

[funktastically]

never knew I needed carla calling me a sweetie pie but it’s giving me life!

[emjaelni]

another veggie here that appreciates these thoughtful recipes so much!!

[bristolwork]

Also a veggie lover here! You have shown us the light Carla 😭
My partner is obsessed with sweet potaloes, but I’ve had a such a hard time getting over the single note of sweetness. Can’t wait to try these toppings! ^O^

[andreclark]

Perf! I have tahini and sweet potatoes! Maybe a roasted chicken... And scrunchy salad... Dinner will be 🔥

[alexandrakao]

I’ve never been a huge fan of sweet potatoes but I will 100% be making all three of these in the near future. I can’t wait to try all the tangy toppings! Brilliant as always, Carla!

[jackiehiebert]

Just brilliant. Of all the veg out there, and I mean pretty much all, except for okra, this one seems to be the one we never make. Thanks for demystifying and imbuing confidence.

[iamcatklein]

I steamed the potatoes for the first time and made the one with the seedy nut mix. It was so good and husband was impressed! Making the lentil, yogurt one next. We love you, Carla!

[juliabishop]

I love sweet potatoes 🍠 and I love Carla❤️ So thank you Carla, for this generous gift of a video 😚👌

[michelecormier]

You have opened my eyes (and taste-buds) to sweet potatoes like never before. The tahini butter was what sold me heart and soul lady 🥰

[_helmi]

I think the first two sweet potato dishes also deserve a nice crispy sunny side up on top. Also, the colours. Super inviting and I love sweet potatoes.

[roryhamilton]

I made the tahini butter and the brown butter butter seedy mix with egg this week. I’m not allowed butter so used oil and both were still amazingly delicious. Thanks for rescuing my potentially boring weeknight dinner. ❤❤❤

[sarahpohorecky]

These are probably the recipes I've made the most since they were first posted on Patreon. My favorite way to cook sweet potatoes!

Tahini butter is also good with lemon and a bunch of herbs instead of soy and sesame oil, for a mix-up. It's a really nice side for some white fish, also.

[stephaniemoore-fuller]

For the Tahini Lime Butter, I put the butter in the microwave till it was about 75% melted, then stirred in the rest of the ingredients. It looks too liquid at first, but as it cools it gets a lovely texture. Way easier than all of that "bashing" you were doing. I didn't have any sweet potatoes, but I put it on a roasted Carnival squash and it was to die for!

[ferndeininger]

Very few things better than a sweetie p for dinner or breakfast

[emkn]

Love everything about this. My husband loves growing sweet potatoes every year but we don’t always know how to enjoy them 🙃 Making these tonight! Why did I ever get away from steaming….🤔

[heatherjefferies]

I recently made all 3 of these for my family each of us had a different one as our favorite, we couldn't decide, all so delicious!