Batata Asada [Video+Recipe] Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Aside from the other recipes included here, the easiest ways to cook batata is to roast it. Learn here how to make batata as good as abuela.

Course Breakfast, Dinner

Cuisine Dominican

Keyword batata root, batata sweet potato, dominican batata recipes, what is batata root

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Servings portions

Calories 117kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Wash the unpeeled whole batatas.
Let them air dry or pat dry with a paper towel.

- Cooking in the oven or air fryer:
Wrap each separately in tightly wrapped aluminum foil.
Cook in the preheated oven at 300 ºF [150 ºC] for 40 minutes, or until it's cooked through.
To test it, remove one from the oven, unwrap, and test for doneness by poking the center with a skewer or toothpick).
Unwrap and roast in the broiler until the skin is charred a bit. This is optional.
- Cooking in a wood stove or BBQ:
Wrap each one separately in tightly wrapped aluminum foil. This is optional.
Once you're done with the fire, bury the batatas surrounded by the hot coals and let them cook with the door or lid closed overnight.
- Cooking in an open fire (traditional):
Make a shallow hole in the ground and place the wrapped batatas in it. Make a fire with some wood.
Once you've done with the fire, place the hot embers above and below the batata and bury everything under a 2-3 inches [5-7 centimeters] of dry dirt and leave it cooking 6-8 hours.
⚠️ Be careful when dealing with open fires, follow local laws and mandates, and never leave fires unattended.

Serve unpeeled (you can scoop it out of the peel with a spoon). The peel is not supposed to be eaten.