Sweet Potato Paste

Recipe: Sweet Potato Paste番薯馅

Yields: 250g

Ingredients

250g sweet potato (peeled) 2 to 4 TBSP butter

Measurements: tsp. = teaspoon | TBSP = tablespoon

Preparation
1. Wash and peel potatoes.	2. Cut potatoes into slices and arrange them in a bowl or on a plate.	3. Heat up steamer. Steam potatoes over high heat for 20 to 30 minutes until fork tender.
4. Turn off the heat. Remove bowl / plate from steamer. Add 2 TBSP butter into to the potatoes while still hot.	5. Use forks to mash the potatoes. Mash until smooth and no visible chunks. Add more butter if the mashed potatoes is too dry.	6. Heat up a saucepan. Put mashed potatoes into the saucepan. Stir-fry over medium low heat until dry. Heat off. Let sweet potato paste to cool completely before use.

Notes

Wrap any unused sweet potato paste with cling wrap. Put it in an air tight container and store in refrigerator for up to a week. Sweet potato paste can be used as filling for pao, glutinous rice balls, kueh etc.