We’re Sweet on Sweet Potatoes

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Sheri Castle visits a farmers market to explore sweet potatoes of all shapes, colors and sizes. She then heads to the kitchen to share her favorite recipes for sweet potato casserole and twice-baked sweet potatoes. Asheville-based chef J Chong demonstrates a twist on Cantonese cuisine with her sweet potato and pork dumplings, and Sheri shares how to create the perfect sweet potato puree.

Since childhood, Sheri Castle has admired twice-baked potatoes at nice restaurants. Now she elevates the classic recipe with twice-baked sweet potatoes, which hold together a delicious bacon and apple concoction.

Sheri shows how to make her sweet potato casserole with a crisp pecan crumble, a dish she’s made for more than twenty years. Its gentle sweetness is perfect for breakfast, a side dish or a dessert during any season.

Chef J Chong shows Sheri how to make sweet potato and pork dumplings, a dish that exemplifies how J brings her unique Southern twist to Cantonese cuisine.

Sheri Castle discovers sweet potatoes of all shapes, colors and sizes at the North Asheville Tailgate Market, providing insight about this locally sourced ingredient.

Sheri Castle explains how to create the perfect sweet potato puree. Plus, a useful tip for utilizing the leaves of a sweet potato plant.