Here’s a Sweet Potato Rocambole with Minced Meat 🍠🥩—a savory rolled dish that’s comforting, flavorful, and great sliced for serving.
Sweet Potato Rocambole with Minced Meat
Ingredients (Serves 4–6)
Sweet Potato Base
- 2½ lbs (about 1.2 kg) sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 egg
- ½ cup grated cheese (mozzarella or cheddar)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Minced Meat Filling
- 1 lb (500 g) ground beef (or beef/pork mix)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste or ½ cup tomato sauce
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Optional seasonings: paprika, cumin, Italian seasoning
- Optional add-ins: chopped parsley, olives, peas
Instructions
- Cook the sweet potatoes
- Boil sweet potatoes in salted water until very tender (about 15–20 minutes).
- Drain well and mash until smooth.
- Mix in butter, egg, cheese, salt, and pepper. Let cool slightly.
- Prepare the meat filling
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Sauté onion until soft, then add garlic.
- Add ground meat and cook until browned.
- Stir in tomato paste/sauce and seasonings.
- Simmer 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
- Assemble the rocambole
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Spread sweet potato mash into a rectangle about ½-inch thick.
- Spread minced meat evenly over the sweet potato layer.
- Roll it up
- Using the parchment to help, gently roll into a log (like a jelly roll), seam-side down.
- Bake
- Bake 25–30 minutes until set and lightly golden on top.
- Serve
- Let rest 5–10 minutes, then slice and serve.
Tips & Variations
- 🧀 Add extra cheese on top before baking for a golden crust
- 🌿 Mix herbs into the sweet potato for more flavor
- 🥕 Add grated carrots or zucchini to the meat filling
- 🍗 Works great with ground chicken or turkey too
If you want, I can also share a cheesy-only vegetarian version, a make-ahead freezer method, or a gluten-free guarantee checklist.
