Daigakuimo (Japanese Candied Sweet Potato)
Daigakuimo (Japanese: 大学芋) is a dish of Japanese candied sweet potato.
Ingredients
- 1 pound (½ kg) Japanese sweet potatoes
- ⅓ cup white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- vegetable oil for frying
Ingredients for 4 servings (560 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Cut sweet potatoes into bite-sized pieces.
- 2
Heat the oil and fry the sweet potatoes at 350°F (175°C) until brown.
Stovetop - 3
Mix water, sugar, and soy sauce in a saucepan. Put the pan on low heat.
Stovetop - 4
When the liquid turns sticky, remove from the heat and add fried sweet potatoes. Quickly mix the potatoes with the sticky sugar.
- 5
Sprinkle sesame seeds over the coated sweet potatoes.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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