Instructions Peel and chop sweet potatoes into bite-size pieces. Bring a large pan of water to a boil, add a pinch of salt and sweet potatoes. Boil about 10 minutes or until fork-tender. Drain ...

Even though the sweet potato has been around for centuries, it wasn’t until 1987 that agricultural experts in the United States developed what we now see in grocery stores nationwide.

This sweet potato has firmer skin and orange, sweet flesh. It quickly became the most common sweet potato in the United States. The Louisiana State potato has a name — the Beauregard.