Skip to content
Recipes · Cocktails · TraditionCuban Cuisine

Traditional Cuban recipes and cocktails.

Ingredients

Recipes with boniato sweet potato

Explore boniato sweet potato in our recipes and cocktails, with quantities, timings and step-by-step instructions.

8 recipes

Showing 1–8

Pork ribs stewed in a casserole with prunes and sweet potato

Pork Ribs Stewed in a Casserole with Prunes and Sweet Potato

Pork ribs stewed in a casserole with tomato sauce and dry wine, prunes, and tender sweet potato. A family dish for 4.

2 hMedium
Bowls of creamy white-fleshed boniatillo with ground cinnamon and a spoonful of the dessert.

Cuban Boniatillo with Milk: A Creamy Spoon Dessert

Creamy boniatillo with white sweet potato, evaporated milk, cinnamon and vanilla. A Cuban spoon dessert to serve cold or warm in bowls.

3 h 30 minEasy
Boniatillo borracho

Boniatillo borracho

Cuban sweet potato dessert in syrup with egg yolks, butter, sweet wine, and rum. Serve cold with cinnamon or meringue.

1 hEasy
Sweet Potato Purée

Sweet Potato Purée

Creamy sweet potato purée with garlic, nutmeg, and butter: a simple, sweet, and aromatic Cuban side dish ready in half an hour.

30 minEasy
Boniatillo seco

Boniatillo seco

Cuban sweet made with sweet potato and sugar, scented with cinnamon and lemon, served in dry portions: hard on the outside and soft on the inside.

2 hMedium
Boniatillo

Boniatillo

Homemade Cuban boniatillo: a thick, cinnamon-scented sweet potato puree. A traditional dessert, rich and very economical.

1 hEasy
Tasajo with sweet potato

Tasajo with Sweet Potato

Desalted and shredded tasajo in tomato sauce and dry wine, served with boiled sweet potato. A Cuban countryside classic.

2 hMedium
Fried sweet potatoes

Fried Sweet Potato

Golden and crispy fried sweet potato, the classic Cuban side dish. You only need a sweet potato, oil or lard, and about 15 minutes.

15 minEasy