We have compiled a list of recipes Orange Flesh Potatoes can be used for both Local foods and Intercontinental dishes. Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) has enormous health benefits, including its ability to help gain weight and boost immunity. It also helps ease digestion and treats bronchitis, arthritis and stomach ulcers. It is mainly used as baby foods due to its properties as an All-In-One food benefit.
- Great source of Vitamin A and hence helps prevent Vitamin A deficiency
- Helps improve digestion
- Treatment of inflammation
- Boosts immune system
- Helps treat bronchitis
- Reduces arthritis pain
- Treats stomach ulcers
- Helps prevent dehydration
- Helps control diabetes
Below are some Recipes:
- BABY FOOD
Ingredients
- Orange Flesh Sweet Potatoes
Instructions
- Peel sweet potato and cut them
- Boil or steam the potato until it is soft
- Place the cooked potato into a blender and blend it until smooth
- Serve or freeze for later
- BAKED OFSP FRIES
Ingredients
- Orange Flesh Sweet Potatoes
- Oil
- Spices
Instructions
- Peel and slice your potatoes to your preferred sizes
- Grease your sliced fries in oil and sprinkle with spices and salt
- Bake until golden brown and crispy
- OFSP Gari
Ingredients
- Orange Flesh Sweet Potatoes
Instructions
- Peel and cut your sweet potatoes and blend it with water
- Squeeze the water out of the blended potato with the help of a cloth and a juice presser
- Set it through a strainer into a pan to make it lighter and fluffy
- Dry fry it in a pan on a low heat and stir consistently until it is dry and crispy
- Potato Fufu
Ingredients
- Orange Flesh Sweet Potatoes
- Cassava
Instructions
- This is similar to the usual fufu with cassava, plantain, cocoyam or yam.
- Boil the 100g OFSP with the 400g cassava, plantain, cocoyam or yam.
- Pound separately and mix in mortar as fufu is prepared.
- Porridge
Ingredients
- Orange Flesh Sweet Potatoes
- Maize
Instructions
- You can prepare this by adding 100g of OFSP dough to 200g maize dough.
- Mix together before cooking.
- Orange-and-Spice Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 pounds orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, coconut oil, or unsalted butter, room temp
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
- 3 tablespoons reduced fat (2 percent) milk, or more to taste
Instructions
- Put potato pieces in a pot and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil, then simmer until tender, 8–12 minutes. Drain, then pour back into pot (if using a hand mixer) or a mixing bowl (if using a standing mixture with paddle attachment).
- Add butter, cinnamon, allspice, and orange zest. Beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Add milk and beat until uniform and creamy. For a lighter texture, add a bit more milk. Stir in salt to taste.
- Buff loaf
Ingredients
- Orange Flesh Sweet Potatoes
- Flour
Instructions
- Add 100g of the cooked and mashed OFSP to 600g of flour after adding water to your flour.
- Fry it in hot oil
- OFSP fruit drink
Ingredients
- Orange Flesh Sweet Potatoes
- Preferred fruit juice
Instructions
- Cook, Mash and strain OFSP. Add to your fruit juice and enjoy