Candied Sweet Potatoes

Name: Candied Sweet Potatoes (Daigaku Imo )
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons water; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon whole black sesame seeds; ¾ pound sweet potatoes; Oil for deep frying

Daigaku Imo

Preparation info

Makes about
35–40
pieces .

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

At Home with Japanese Cooking

By Elizabeth Andoh

Published 1986

About

Known as a sweet and enjoyed throughout the Orient, candied sweet potatoes are a surprising combination of cool, sweet, chewy syrup and pieces of warm, soft potato, with black sesame seeds as a crunchy and colorful accent.

Ingredients

¾ pound sweet potatoes
Oil for deep frying
4 tablespoons sugar

Asia
Japan
Dessert
Vegan

Method

Wash and peel the potatoes, or scrub the skins very well and leave the potatoes unpeeled, then cut them in half lengthwise. Cut the long pieces into oblique shapes about 1½ inches long. Soak