Daigakuimo (Japanese Candied Sweet Potato)

Name: Daigakuimo (Japanese Candied Sweet Potato)
Yield: 4 servings
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

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

serves 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

Steps

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.

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Adapted from “Daigakuimo (Japanese Candied Sweet Potato)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.