How to steam yam to make it delicious

Yam is a potato food, so yam can also be steamed and eaten like sweet potato and potato, but the most common way to eat yam in daily life is to stew it. Stewed yam can fully bring out the nutritional value of yam and make the taste of yam better. The taste of yam itself is relatively bland, so other seasonings should be added when steaming yam. How to steam yam to make it taste better?

How long does it take to steam yam?

Yam usually takes 10 to 20 minutes to cook.

The specific time for steaming yam is related to many factors, such as the size of the yam, the steaming pot and the firepower. If you use ordinary pots to steam the yam, cut it into small pieces and steam it for 20 minutes. However, if you use a pressure cooker to steam it, the pressure is so high and the temperature inside the pot exceeds 100 degrees, so it can be cooked through in a very short time, it only takes 10 minutes.

How to steam yam

Peel the yam, cut it into small pieces, put it on a plate, put it in a steamer, and steam it for 15 to 25 minutes after the water boils. Dip it in white sugar when eating, of course, white sugar is not necessary.

How to make steamed yam

Roast the iron stick yam on the stove to remove the hair on its body, then wash it, cut it into pieces, and steam it in a pot for 10-15 minutes. When eating, you can stick jam or sugar on it, depending on your preference.

Other combinations of steamed yam

1. Steamed yam with honey

Method: Soak the red dates and cut into shreds. Peel and wash the yam, cut into 2 mm thin slices, and use a mold to cut out flower shapes. Dig a hole in the middle of the yam slices, stuff it with shredded red dates, place it on a plate, and add honey and sugared osmanthus. Pour water into the steamer, place the plate with yam into the pot, and steam for 15 minutes. Tastes best when refrigerated.

2. Steamed Chinese yam with Chinese sausage

Method: Peel and cut the yam into pieces, soak them in clean water to prevent oxidation. Cut sausage into diagonal slices. Place the yam slices on the bottom of the bowl and then stack the sausage slices layer by layer like a lotus. Steam the yam in a steamer for about 40 minutes until it is soft.

3. Steamed Chinese Yam with Red Dates

Preparation method: yam, red dates and white sugar. Wash the yam, peel it, cut it into dice, put it into a bowl, sprinkle with sugar and red dates, and set aside. Boil the steamer over high heat, put in a large bowl containing red dates and yam, cover and steam for about 20 minutes, until the yam is cooked.

Remember to peel the yam when steaming it

The yam skin contains a certain amount of plant alkali, which is irritating to the human body and is an allergen. The plant alkali will dissolve in the yam flesh during steaming. When eaten, it may cause allergic symptoms such as throat itching, throat swelling, and difficulty breathing.

Precautions for eating yam

1. Yam contains a lot of starch, and steamed yam does not contain much water. It needs a lot of water to digest. Therefore, you should not eat too much steamed yam to avoid the stool being too dry and causing constipation.

2. Yam is high in starch and is a high-energy food. Therefore, people who are losing weight should not eat too much to avoid increasing obesity. Eating too much may not only make you fat, but also cause you to get angry easily. Generally speaking, the recommended daily therapeutic dosage of medicinal yam is 15-30 grams, the health care dosage is 10-20 grams, and the fresh yam is preferably 100-200 grams per day. Yam belongs to potato and can replace some staple foods.

3. Yam is an allergenic food. People with allergies are not suitable for eating it to avoid allergic reactions.