CAMOTE – Fruit & Stuff

In Mexico, camote vendors (camoteros) with sweet potatoes cycle through the neighborhoods announcing their arrival with a characteristic whistle. The neighbors come out to buy chunks of sweet potato steamed in piloncillo and served with a generous sprinkling of cinnamon and sweetened condensed milk. If you don’t have a camotero in your neighborhood, you can make them at home.

PREP 15 min / OVEN 425° F/ ROAST 30 min
INGREDIENTS
- 3 SWEET POTATOES, unpeeled and cut into large chunks
- 1 PILONCILLO cone
- 1 CINNAMON stick
- 3 whole CLOVES
- 1 strip ORANGE PEEL
- 2 cups WATER
- Pinch of SALT
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Combine all ingredients in a generous-sized pot
2. Cover and simmer over low heat for 45 minutes until tender
3. Uncover and continue cooking until syrup is thick and glossy
4. Cool before serving

Sweet potatoes are rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber. They come in a variety of sizes and colors — including orange, white, and purple. They can be baked, boiled, or roasted. Spiced sweet potatoes were a favorite at our holiday dinners in Texas. In Guadalajara, vendors with food carts would go through the neighborhood streets announcing their arrival with the cart’s characteristic whistle. People buy chunks of steamed sweet potato (camote) served with a generous sprinkling of cinnamon and sweetened condensed milk. If there’s no camotero in your neighborhood, here’s a recipe for making them at home.

1 cup or 200 g of sweet potato with skin contains		%DV
CARBOHYDRATE	41 G
CALORIES	180
FAT	0.3 G
FIBER	6.6 G
PROTEIN	4 G
COPPER		36%
MANGANESE		43%
POTASSIUM		20%
VITAMIN A (RETINOL)		213%
VITAMIN B3 (NIACIN)		19%
VITAMIN B5 (PANTOTHENIC ACID)		35%
VITAMIN B6		34%
VITAMIN C		44%

SOURCE: HEALTHHLINEs

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