Daigakuimo (Japanese Candied Sweet Potato)
Daigakuimo (Japanese: 大学芋) is a dish of Japanese candied sweet potato.
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"Daigakuimo (Japanese Candied Sweet Potato)" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Daigakuimo_(Japanese_Candied_Sweet_Potato), revision 4494175), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Daigakuimo_(Japanese_Candied_Sweet_Potato)&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
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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
Method
- Cut sweet potatoes into bite-sized pieces.
- Heat the oil and fry the sweet potatoes at 350°F (175°C) until brown.
- Mix water, sugar, and soy sauce in a saucepan. Put the pan on low heat.
- When the liquid turns sticky, remove from the heat and add fried sweet potatoes. Quickly mix the potatoes with the sticky sugar.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds over the coated sweet potatoes.