Name: Peruvian Bienmesabe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 1 kg yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes (2.2 pounds); 300 ml evaporated milk (1 ¼ cups); 500 g granulated sugar (2 ½ cups); 1 cinnamon stick; 3 whole cloves; 3 egg yolks; 60 ml sweet wine or port (¼ cup); 5 ml vanilla extract (1 teaspoon); 40 g chopped pecans (⅓ cup); 15 g sesame seeds (1 ½ tablespoons); 1.5 liters water (6 cups), for cooking the sweet potatoes

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1 kg yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes (2.2 pounds)
300 ml evaporated milk (1 ¼ cups)
500 g granulated sugar (2 ½ cups)
1 cinnamon stick
3 whole cloves
3 egg yolks
60 ml sweet wine or port (¼ cup)
5 ml vanilla extract (1 teaspoon)
40 g chopped pecans (⅓ cup)
15 g sesame seeds (1 ½ tablespoons)
1.5 liters water (6 cups), for cooking the sweet potatoes