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

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, sweet potato yokan (imo-yokan). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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.

Sweet Potato Yokan (Imo-yokan) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Sweet Potato Yokan (Imo-yokan) is something which I have loved my whole life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Sweet Potato Yokan (Imo-yokan):
  1. Make ready 300 g sweet potatoes (unpeeled)
  2. Prepare 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.

Instructions 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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