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. Sweet potato health benefits include antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and liver-protecting activity, cardiovascular protection, anticancer properties and improvement in neurological and memory capacity, metabolic disorders, and intestinal barrier function.

The sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant in the morning glory family, They come in a variety of sizes and colors, including orange, white, and purple. They can be baked, boiled, or roasted.

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%