Alluring Sweet Potato Coconut Sticks

• 300 grams Japanese sweet potato
• 50 ml Hon-mirin (or honey)
• 1 tbsp Sugar (if using honey, don't use)
• 15 grams Coconut (fine, long, etc)
• 1 Vegetable oil (for deep frying)

1. Cut the sweet potato into 1 cm rectangular sticks and soak in water.
2. Remove from the water and place on a paper towel to fully dry.
3. Combine the mirin and sugar in a small pot and boil until the amount is reduced to about half.
4. Heat about 5 mm of vegetable oil in a frying pan big enough to hold the sweet potatoes if laid flat.
5. Add the potatoes while the oil isn't that hot.
6. (This keeps the oil from spitting and helps to bring out the sweetness.)
7. Cook both sides until golden brown while turning over.
8. Place on a paper towel.
9. Place in a heat resistant container while hot and top with the syrup from Step 3.
10. Mix well and top with plenty of coconut.

japanese sweet potato, honey, sugar, coconut, vegetable oil

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/144277-alluring-sweet-potato-coconut-sticks (may not work)