Kim Dae-seok's Boiled Sweet Potatoes with Soybeans

Cooking tips 💡

• Trimming the ends of the sweet potatoes ensures even heat distribution, resulting in tender, moist flesh throughout without dry spots.
• Allow the pot to simmer slowly until the water nearly evaporates completely and the beans form a light crust at the bottom—this maximizes the sweetness and savory depth of both the sweet potatoes and beans.
• The fragrant soybeans cooked together with the sweet potatoes can be dried in the shade for up to two days and then frozen for later use—add them to doenjang jjigae or chunggukjang for an savory flavor.

Recommended for 🙋

• ⭐Those who want a much richer, deeper umami flavor instead of simply boiling or steaming sweet potatoes.
• ⭐People who miss the nostalgic taste of sweet potatoes cooked by their mothers in a traditional village iron pot.
• ⭐Anyone wanting to cook sweet potatoes and boiled soybeans together for easy snacks or stew ingredients.