Cookbook:Daigakuimo (Japanese Candied Sweet Potato)

| Cuisine of Japan

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

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

Procedure

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