Sweet yam baked in the oven with cheese

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 40 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Let's prepare everything you need to cook sweet potatoes. In the recipe I used store-bought finely grated Parmesan cheese and frozen herbes de Provence. Wash the sweet potato very thoroughly with a brush or sponge to remove all dirt since we will not peel the peel, we will bake it along with it.

2. STEP 2

   

   Dry the sweet potatoes with paper towels and cut into long, but not very thick, sticks. The tuber itself is very dense, so it is better to use a thin and sharp knife (be careful not to get hurt!).

3. STEP 3

   

   Prepare the sauce. In a deep small plate, mix soy sauce and vegetable oil. Add a pinch of nutmeg, Italian herbs and garlic pressed through a garlic press. I add another pinch of salt, even though the soy sauce itself is salty, since the sweet potato is very sweet. Mix everything well.

4. STEP 4

   

   Add sauce to sweet potatoes.

5. STEP 5

   

   Using a spoon or your hands, mix everything so that the soy sauce is evenly distributed throughout all the slices. If you mix with your hands, I recommend using rubber disposable gloves, since if you have wounds on your hands, they may begin to tingle when the salty sauce gets into them.

6. STEP 6

   

   Line a baking dish with baking paper. Place the potato slices at a short distance from each other. Cover the baking sheet with foil and place the sweet potato in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for 30 minutes (top-bottom mode).

7. STEP 7

   

   Remove the foil, sprinkle the top of the sweet potatoes with Parmesan and return to the oven for 5 minutes. If possible, change the mode to “convection” so that the cheese and potatoes brown.

8. STEP 8

   

   The sweet potato is ready, ready to serve! I sprinkle the finished dish with a little more cheese and herbs.

Comments on the recipe

Moderator Ksenia

09.09.2023

4.9

I learned about sweet potatoes from Margaret Mitchell's book Gone with the Wind. Before that, I had never even heard of him. Then I began to pay attention to it in stores, but did not dare to buy it, simply not knowing what could be made from it. And when I came across a recipe for sweet yam baked in the oven with cheese, I thought it was time to get to know this root vegetable better. I bought a very small sweet potato, only 145 grams. I had all the other ingredients except the Italian herbs. I did everything according to the recipe and the result surprised me. It turned out unusual. It turned out to be a very interesting contrast of sweet and salty. Even the children said it was delicious. I liked the recipe. I think this sweet potato should be eaten slowly and thoughtfully to taste every shade of taste. Thanks for the recipe!