Caramelised Sweet Potato & Black Sesame

Name: Caramelised Sweet Potato & Black Sesame (大学芋)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 700 ml (24 fl oz) sunflower oil, for deep-frying; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) sweet potatoes, cut into wedges; 2 tablespoons honey; 60 g (2¼ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds

大学芋

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

Sweet potato is often used in desserts as well as in savoury dishes in Japan. If you can find red-skinned, yellow/white fleshed sweet potatoes or purple sweet potatoes, these will produce the best results.

Ingredients

Fresh

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) sweet potatoes, cut into wedges

Asia
Japan
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Heat the sunflower oil in a deep saucepan over medium–high heat to 160°C (320°F) and fry the sweet potatoes for 3–4 minutes, until