Recipe Sweet Potato Microwave

Wash sweet potato thoroughly pat dry and pierce 3 4 times with a fork.

Recipe sweet potato microwave. Place the sweet potatoes on a microwave safe plate and microwave for 5 10 minutes five minutes to cook one sweet potato in the microwave and add two minutes for each additional potato rotating them halfway through. Add two minutes for each additional potato. Poke holes along each side of the sweet potato with a fork at least 4 sets on each side.

Then microwave it for 2 3 minutes per side depending on its size. 1 8 ounce sweet potato takes 5 minutes to cook on 100 power. But you can cook 2 at once.

I recommend cooking 1 sweet potato at a time since they cook more evenly that way. If it isn t fork tender after five minutes continue to microwave in one minute increments until done. Simply pierce the skin and place the potato on a paper towel.

You will know it s ready when you can easily pierce the flesh with a fork. Place the sweet potato es on a microwave safe plate and cook for 5 minutes total on high. Place potato on microwave safe plate and microwave 5 minutes.

How to cook a sweet potato in the microwave. Pierce the potato three or four times with a fork. Cut potato in half and remove soft potato flesh into a bowl with a spoon.

When ready the potatoes should be easily pierced with a fork or paring knife all the way to the center. It will just take longer. Microwave the potato on high for 8 minutes.