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Daigakuimo (Japanese Candied Sweet Potato)

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Daigakuimo (Japanese: 大学芋) is a dish of Japanese candied sweet potato.

Yield 4

Ingredients

  • 1 pound (½ kg) Japanese sweet potatoes
  • ⅓ cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

  1. 1
    Cut sweet potatoes into bite-sized pieces.
  2. 2
    Heat the oil and fry the sweet potatoes at 350°F (175°C) until brown.
  3. 3
    Mix water, sugar, and soy sauce in a saucepan. Put the pan on low heat.
  4. 4
    When the liquid turns sticky, remove from the heat and add fried sweet potatoes. Quickly mix the potatoes with the sticky sugar.
  5. 5
    Sprinkle sesame seeds over the coated sweet potatoes.
Category
Side Dishes
Method
Frying
Cuisine
Japanese

Dietary Information

Gluten Free
Vegetarian

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Daigakuimo_(Japanese_Candied_Sweet_Potato)