Daigaku Imo

Daigaku Imo is a traditional Japanese recipe. The word “daigaku” means university and “imo” is Japanese for potato. It is called “daigaku” because it was once a very popular dish with university students.

Yield: 2 servings

Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 sweet potato

Spices

• 1/2 tsp soy sauce
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 2.5 tbsp water
• 1/4 tsp vinegar
• 1.5 tbsp black sesame

Preparation

1. Cut sweet potato into bite sizes, wash and wipe dry with a paper towel.
2. Mix all spices in a small bowl (sugar, water, soy sauce, vinegar)
3. Heat oil in a pan (enough to cover about half the height of the potato slices), add sweet potatoes, and deep fry for about three minutes (until they soften), then set them aside.
4. Put the spices into a sauce pan and heat for about five minutes (until the sauce thickens and sticks to the pan)
5. Add the sweet potatoes slices in the sauce pan. Coat with the sauce, and sprinkle black sesame on top.
6. This recipe is delicious served either hot or cold but the coating can get very hot, so please be careful!