15-20 minutes or so.
Generally speaking, normal-sized purple potatoes can be steamed for 15-20 minutes after the water is boiled, and the purple potatoes contain more starch, so it takes a while for them to be thoroughly steamed.
The specific steaming time of purple potatoes and its size and steaming containers have a relationship, so the cooking time can be adjusted according to the actual situation, generally if you can use chopsticks to easily penetrate the purple potatoes, then it has been cooked better.
2 steamed purple potatoes to cutcan.
You can either cut them up or steam them whole in a steamer. If the purple potatoes are small and at the same time you find it troublesome to cut them, then you can steam them directly in the pot.
If the purple potatoes themselves are large, afraid of steaming is not cooked, you can cut them into pieces and then put them into the steamer, which can shorten the time of steaming, but also more convenient to eat.
3 Steaming purple potatoes to big fire or small fireUsually big fire is better.
Generally speaking, it is recommended to steam purple potatoes with high heat, because it can not only shorten the time of steaming, but also compared to the small fire, the purple potatoes steamed out of the large fire have a better taste.
When steaming purple potatoes over high heat, the steamer can always maintain a state of sufficient water vapor, so the steamed purple potatoes will not feel very dry, and it will be more flavorful to eat.
4 steamed or boiled purple potatoescan be eaten.
When cooking purple potatoes, they can be steamed or boiled, and it is recommended to cook them according to one's eating habits. Generally speaking, if you like the dense texture of purple potatoes, then you can steam them.
And if you want to eat purple potatoes a little moist, then it is recommended to eat boiled, just in the process of cooking there may be a lot of water into the process, may make the sweet flavor of purple potatoes fade, and some people will not like this taste.