
For the sweet potato cream: 600 gr de batata; 1 de rama canela; 60 g de azúcar; 3 clavos; cáscara de limón; 1 dl de nata; 20 g de «mieldecaña».
For the sponge base: 100 g of sugar; 100 g of flour; 4 eggs; 10 g of ground cinnamon.
For the cake syrup: 1dl of water; 20 g of sugar; 1 dl of Montero Gran Reserva rum.
For the cream icing: 150 g de «mieldecaña»; 6 clavos; 1 rama de canela; 2 hojas de gelatina; 50 g de nata líquida.
For the matalahuva cream: 5 dl of milk; 3 egg yolks; 50 g sugar; 10 g corn starch; 30 g matalahuva (a form of anise).
Candied lemon peel to decorate and finish the dish.
Cocer las batatas peladas con el azúcar, la «mieldecaña», la canela, la cáscara de limón y una taleguilla con los clavos hasta conseguir que estén tiernas y caramelizadas. Turbinar para conseguir una fina crema y reposar. Se monta la nata y se la añade a la crema fría. Se reserva. Se calienta la «mieldecaña» con los clavos, la canela y la nata. Se reduce y se agregan las hojas de gelatina. Cocer la leche con la matalahúva y el azúcar. Se mezcla las yemas de huevo, con la maicena y un chorreón de leche y se agrega a la leche cociendo y removemos 5 minutos, vigilando que no se queme.
Plating: prepare a Genoese cinnamon sponge cake (about 15 minutes at 180º) and meanwhile make the syrup. In a mould put a thin layer of sponge cake and soak it with the syrup. Add the sweet potato cream and set aside for 15 minutes. With a palet knife, the surface is homogenized and the glaze is distributed, covering the cream completely and without leaving gaps. The dough is left to cool for a couple of hours and is cut in the desired way, finishing the dish with a base of matalahúva cream, the cut sweet potato and decorating with glazed lemon peel.
Nerjeño chef who, together with his sister María and his cousin Francisco Jarabo, ran the Casa Luque restaurant, one of the most prestigious restaurants in Nerja. He is currently a renowned hotelier and director of the Villa Hotel Group.
Family restaurant specialising in quality Andalusian gastronomy. They are committed to modern dishes, but inspired by tradition.