Chestnut and Sweet Potato Yokan

  1. Peel the sweet potatoes, slice into 1-1.5 cm half moons, then soak in water for about 10 minutes.
  2. Drain the sweet potatoes (they can be wet), put in a heat-resistant dish, cover loosely in plastic wrap, then microwave for 6-7 minutes at 600W.
  3. The sweet potatoes are done when a skewer pierced into the center comes out clean.
  4. Pass the sweet potatoes through a sieve to puree.
  5. This step is tedious, but essential to the taste of this dish, so persevere!
  6. Roughly chop chestnuts into 5 mm cubes.
  7. Heat milk, the syrup from the chestnuts, and kanten in a pan, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 2 minutes while stirring.
  8. Dissolve the kanten powder while simmering.
  9. Add sugar and salt and mix well until they have dissolved.
  10. Remove from heat, add pureed sweet potato, then knead together.
  11. Fold in the chopped chestnuts, fill a mold with the mixture, wrap in plastic wrap, then press with a flat object, as if you were making pressed sushi.
  12. When it cools down, chill it in the refrigerator.
  13. After 2 or 3 hours, after it is well-chilled and set, remove from the mold, cut into desired sizes, then serve.
  14. To make the sweet chestnuts: Soak shelled and skinned chestnuts in water.
  15. Put in a sauce pan, add water, sugar, and salt, then heat.
  16. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes on low heat.
  17. Add mirin and simmer for 5 more minutes (without a lid) and allow to cool in the pan.
  18. I used a 4.5 cm by 34 cm half moon mold.
  19. For molds without removable bottoms, I recommend lining the mold with plastic wrap.
  20. They also turn out great pressed in a rose-shaped silicon mold!
  21. If you have silicon molds, give it a try.

sweet potato, sugar, salt, chestnuts, kanten powder, milk, syrup, chestnuts, water, sugar, salt, mirin

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/169963-chestnut-and-sweet-potato-yokan (may not work)

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