Sweet Potato Yokan (Imo-yokan)
Sweet Potato Yokan (Imo-yokan)

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Imo is potato and yokan is a type of Japanese confection. Imo yokan is a Japanese gelatin made with Japanese sweet potato called satsuma-imo. It is a perfect snack to enjoy with a cup of green tea.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook sweet potato yokan (imo-yokan) using 3 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Sweet Potato Yokan (Imo-yokan):
  1. Prepare 300 g sweet potatoes (unpeeled)
  2. Take 2 g agar powder
  3. Make ready 80 ml water

Mush or push through a tamis (recommended) while the potatoes are hot. These Japanese jellies are often made with a sweet bean paste, but sweet potato is also common. Serve as confectionery with green tea. Place sweet potato in a pan of cold water and bring to the boil.

Steps to make Sweet Potato Yokan (Imo-yokan):
  1. Peel the sweet potatoes, cut in pieces and boil until soft.
  2. Mush or push through a tamis (recommended) while the potatoes are hot.
  3. Melt the agar powder in the water. Boil for about 2 minutes (stir time to time).
  4. Mix the agar water and the potato paste together.
  5. Put the dough in a mold (rectangle or square) and smooth the surface. Leave until it gets firm. You can also put it in a fridge but not obligatory.

Drain, return to the pan and mash until smooth. A traditional Japanese sweet potato dessert recipe, made with sweet potatoes, agar, and sugar. The perfect accompaniment to a cup of green tea. Taste the flavours of Autumn with this sweet potato yokan dessert recipe. As traditional as Japanese desserts come, this sweet treat combines sweet.

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