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Dulce de Batata
This is an Argentina dessert that is very common with cheese (queso) or bread (pan). It is typically eaten as a dessert, lots of times for breakfast or after a large lunch. The batata is a sweet potato, some times white or orange ones are used. Often dulce de batata is mixed with chocolate or dulce de membrillo. (More recipes coming folks).
This is a picture of dulce de batata.
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Here is a picture of a sweet potato.
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Dulce de Batata
Ingredients:
2 kilos of sweet potatoes
1 liter of water
1 ½ kilos of sugar
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of vanilla
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Directions:
- Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them in to small slices.
- Boil them in a small casserole dish with the lemon juice (this is to keep them from darkening).
- In a big casserole dish put the water, suger and the vanilla. Boil it at a low temperature for ½ hour, this is to prepare the syrup.
- Take the sweet potatoes, drain them, add them to the large casserole dish full of syrup.
- Let them cook until the syrup becomes thick and the sweet potatoes are cooked.
- Remove the dish from the heat.
- Add the cinnamon to the dish.
- Let the mixture cool before serving it. It can also be bottle or packaged.
The picture of dulce de batata is from www.arcor.com.ar - You can buy dulce de batata from their website.
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