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Chestnut and Sweet Potato Yokan
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cookpad.japanChestnut and Sweet Potato Yokan
Chestnuts and sweet potatoes -- the bounties of autumn!
I had a craving for sweet potato yokan, but wanted something different, so I added sweetened chestnuts and the result was amazing. A total success!
Ingredient
400 grams
Sweet potato, peeled
40 grams
Sugar
1 pinch
Salt
2 grams
☆ Kanten powder
100 ml
☆ Milk
80 grams
Chestnuts, shelled and skinned
120 ml
Water
1 tsp
Mirin
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
Peel the sweet potatoes, slice into 1-1.5 cm half moons, then soak in water for about 10 minutes.
* Step 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.
* Step 3
The sweet potatoes are done when a skewer pierced into the center comes out clean. Pass the sweet potatoes through a sieve to purée. This step is tedious, but essential to the taste of this dish, so persevere!
* Step 4
Roughly chop chestnuts into 5 mm cubes.
* Step 5
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. Dissolve the kanten powder while simmering.
* Step 6
Add sugar and salt and mix well until they have dissolved. Remove from heat, add puréed sweet potato, then knead together.
* Step 7
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.
* Step 8
When it cools down, chill it in the refrigerator. After 2 or 3 hours, after it is well-chilled and set, remove from the mold, cut into desired sizes, then serve.
* Step 9
To make the sweet chestnuts: Soak shelled and skinned chestnuts in water. Put in a sauce pan, add water, sugar, and salt, then heat.
* Step 10
Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes on low heat. Add mirin and simmer for 5 more minutes (without a lid) and allow to cool in the pan.
* Step 11
I used a 4.5 cm by 34 cm half moon mold. For molds without removable bottoms, I recommend lining the mold with plastic wrap.
* Step 12
They also turn out great pressed in a rose-shaped silicon mold! If you have silicon molds, give it a try.
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