Ladob

Plantain and sweet potato in sweetened coconut milk.

Ingredients

• 4 Ripe plantains
• 400 g Sweet potato
• 500 ml Coconut milk
• ½ cup Sugar
• 1 Vanilla pod
• 1 tsp Nutmeg
• ½ tsp Salt

Method

1. Prepare — Peel and cut the plantain and sweet potato into thick pieces.
2. Simmer — Cook them gently in the coconut milk with sugar, split vanilla and salt.
3. Cook slowly — Simmer 25 minutes until tender and the milk thickens into a light syrup.
4. Ladob is ready — Grate nutmeg over and serve warm or chilled.

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