Puerto Rican Dishes, From the Spicy to the Sweet Cazuela

Name: Puerto Rican Dishes, From the Spicy to the Sweet Cazuela
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: latin american
Ingredients: oil for greasing pan; 1 knob ginger root, about 1-inch long, peeled and sliced; 1 large cinnamon stick, split lengthwise; 1 teaspoon star anise pods, broken into pieces; 10 cloves; 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in 2-inch chunks; 1 1/2 pounds taro root, peeled and cut in 2-inch chunks; 2 pounds Caribbean pumpkin, peeled and cut in 2-inch chunks; 1 can Asian-style coconut milk, unsweetened; 3 large eggs; 2 cups sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 tablespoons flour

Recipe from Jose Olmo

Adapted by Elaine Louie

Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Rating: 4(26)
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Ingredients

Yield:16 servings

oil for greasing pan
1knob ginger root, about 1-inch long, peeled and sliced
1large cinnamon stick, split lengthwise
1teaspoon star anise pods, broken into pieces
10cloves
2pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in 2-inch chunks
1½pounds taro root, peeled and cut in 2-inch chunks
2pounds Caribbean pumpkin, peeled and cut in 2-inch chunks
1can Asian-style coconut milk, unsweetened
3large eggs
2cups sugar
1teaspoon salt
4tablespoons flour

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line the bottom and sides of a 9½-inch springform pan with greased waxed paper or parchment paper.
Step 2
In a small pot, combine ¾ cup water, ginger, cinnamon, star anise and cloves. Boil for 5 minutes, strain and reserve liquid. Discard spices.
Step 3
In a large saucepan, bring three quarts of water to a boil. Add sweet potatoes and boil for 10 minutes. Add taro and boil for 5 minutes, then add pumpkin and boil for 20 minutes. Drain and press through a food mill.
Step 4
Using an electric mixer, beat together coconut milk, eggs, sugar, salt, flour and reserved liquid. Combine with pureed vegetables and mix well by hand. Pour into pan and bake for 1½ hours. Cool for 20 minutes in pan. Serve warm.

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ysenta6 years ago

The taste is very good and lasts lang. It also keeps you off any hunger feeling for hours. The difficulty is to reduce the volume of ingredients from 16 to 2 Persons, we usually need only.

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