Yams, Boiled
Ingredients
Directions
Wash and peel the yams, then soak them in cold water for 1 hour.
Cover the yams with hot water, add a little salt, and boil gently until tender.
Drain the yams and serve.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Yams
- Provide the starchy body of the dish, which softens and turns fluffy as it cooks.
The step that matters
Boil gently until tender. Vigorous boiling can break the yam pieces apart before they are cooked through. A gentle simmer cooks them evenly while keeping their shape and texture.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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