Chilacayote
Ingredients
- 4-6 pounds of diced chilacayote
- 1 tablespoon of lime
- 3 1/2 pound sugar
- 500 gram brown sugar (not raw sugar)
- 2 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cinnamon sticks
Instructions
Beat , peel and dice the chilacayote. Then place it in a large bowl, add the lime and cover with water. Leave it overnight. The following day, wash and squeeze it gentle. Place sugar, cinnamon, water and salt in a saucepan and bring to the boil, remove any scum that rises to the top. Add the chilacayote and keep at a gentle boil until it looks transparent and the syrup is sticky. It takes around 6 hours. Serve cold. It is usually served without the syrup.