{"id":2094,"date":"2018-11-14T07:07:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T12:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2022-10-14T20:34:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T00:34:36","slug":"haitian-style-baked-sweet-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/haitian-style-baked-sweet-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Haitian style baked sweet potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s recipe features our local sweet potatoes, which I have oven-roasted, mashed and reduced to a puree topped with prepared cod<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

– Annick, you don\u2019t eat sweet potatoes?<\/em><\/p>\n

– I am not a fan. It\u2019s a bulb one can easily choke on.<\/em><\/p>\n

– Choke on sweet potatoes!?! what are you talking about? <\/em><\/p>\n

– She\u2019s right; you can choke\u00a0 if you\u2019re not careful how you eat them<\/em><\/p>\n

– Whatever you guys say\u2026<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This conversation is commonplace between my dad, my mother and I. It happens every single time sweet potatoes are featured on the menu.<\/p>\n

To this day, my father still can\u2019t seem to understand why I often frown upon sweet potatoes, a bulb he has a seasonal fondness for. Seasonal because once or twice a year he seems to develop an obsession for them. For two weeks at a time, he will only buy those bulbs, and request that they be included on every menu regardless of our opinion.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not that I actually dislike sweet potatoes. I\u2019m simply not as big a fan as my dad is.<\/p>\n

Truth be told, as the above conversation states, I find our sweet potatoes difficult to eat. They\u2019re one of those rare bulbs that feel very dry, and require lots of water to go down.<\/p>\n

Their dryness probably comes from the fact they are very starchy, perhaps even starchier than other varieties.<\/h5>\n

Our local sweet potatoes are different from the most commonly sold and presented orange-fleshed ones. Unfortunately, it is difficult for me to pinpoint the exact variety they belong to. They do, however, in my opinion based on an online search, seem to be akin to some of the Japanese varieties.<\/p>\n

Haitian sweet potatoes, if I may call them that, have an outer skin that is more on the pinkish side of the color spectrum, though it can sometimes be beige as well. They boast a cream whitish colored flesh, which turns grey once the bulb is cooked.<\/p>\n

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Their starchiness only seems to disappear when they are grated and baked into our famous pain patate, also known as Haitian pain patate (sweet potato pudding)<\/a>, my favorite way of eating this bulb.<\/p>\n

You must be wondering why I am serving you baked sweet potatoes today.<\/h5>\n

The answer is simple. I was curious to find out whether they would acquire a different texture or not when pureed. Turns out they do.<\/p>\n

Our oven-roasted sweet potatoes seem to lose their starchiness, thus their dryness. With the added cream and cheese, they acquire a silky-smooth texture that resembles that of a mash potato. Since they\u2019re baked in their skin, they also have a pleasant smoky flavor.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, these mashed Haitian sweet potatoes are the perfect accompaniment to my prepared cod.<\/a><\/p>\n

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At first glance, this particular recipe may not look like your typical Haitian dish. Yet, it is merely a personal take on a typical meal I revisited: cod fish and \u201cvivre.\u201d<\/p>\n

I hope you\u2019ll enjoy it.<\/p>\n

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Haitian style baked sweet potatoes pureed and stuffed with prepared cod<\/h2>\n
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This recipe features local Haitian sweet potatoes, which are oven-roasted, mashed and reduced to a puree topped with my prepared cod<\/a>.
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