Cooking Times

20 min
Prep Time
120 min
Cook Time
140 min
Total Time

Ingredients (6 items)

2.00 lb Green papaya
peeled, seeded, cut in strips
1.00 lb Panela
grated
2.00 cups Water
1.00 medium Lime
juiced
2.00 Cinnamon sticks
4.00 Cloves
whole

Instructions (10 steps)

1
Soak papaya strips in water with lime juice.
30 minutes
2
Drain papaya and rinse well.
3
Combine water, panela, cinnamon, cloves in pot.
4
Bring to boil, stirring to dissolve panela.
5
Add papaya strips to syrup.
6
Reduce heat and simmer.
60 minutes
7
Cook until papaya is translucent.
30 minutes
8
Remove spices.
9
Let cool in syrup.
60 minutes
10
Drain and serve, or store in syrup.