Sweet Potatoes Appetizer with Dinner or with Drinks

• 200 grams Japanese sweet potato
• 2 tbsp + 1 teaspoon Mirin
• 2 tbsp Sake
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 dash Dashi stock granules
• 1 Black sesame seeds

1. Cut the sweet potato into about 1 cm matchsticks and soak in a bowl of water.
2. Drain, and microwave for about 2-3 minutes.
3. Put the ingredients in a pan and bring to a boil.
4. Add the microwaved sweet potato, and simmer while mixing.
5. When there's no liquid left in the pan, add 1 teaspoon of mirin for the shine to the potatoes and mix.
6. Sprinkle some black sesame seeds and serve.

potato, sake, sugar, soy sauce, granules, black sesame seeds

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/143560-sweet-potatoes-appetizer-with-dinner-or-with-drinks (may not work)