Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Perfect Chestnut and Sweet Potato Yokan

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Chestnut and Sweet Potato Yokan. Mizu yokan with delightful chestnut inside red bean jelly, this So. what is Yokan and Mizu Yokan? Yokan is made of just a few simple ingredients; azuki red bean Instead of Azuki red beans flavor, some yokan are instead made with chestnuts (Kuri Yokan 栗ようかん), Japanese sweet potatoes. Sugar can also be replaced with honey, dark brown sugar, or molasses to alter the taste of the yōkan produced.

The perfect accompaniment to a cup of green tea. Taste the flavours of Autumn with this sweet potato yokan dessert recipe. As traditional as Japanese desserts come, this sweet treat combines sweet.

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chestnut and sweet potato yokan. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mizu yokan with delightful chestnut inside red bean jelly, this So. what is Yokan and Mizu Yokan? Yokan is made of just a few simple ingredients; azuki red bean Instead of Azuki red beans flavor, some yokan are instead made with chestnuts (Kuri Yokan 栗ようかん), Japanese sweet potatoes. Sugar can also be replaced with honey, dark brown sugar, or molasses to alter the taste of the yōkan produced.

Chestnut and Sweet Potato Yokan is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Chestnut and Sweet Potato Yokan is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook chestnut and sweet potato yokan using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chestnut and Sweet Potato Yokan:

  1. Make ready 400 grams of Sweet potato, peeled.
  2. Get 20 grams of Sugar.
  3. Get 1 pinch of Salt.
  4. Take 80 grams of Sweetened chestnuts, shelled (See recipe below. Store bought is fine).
  5. Take 2 grams of ☆ Kanten powder.
  6. Prepare 100 ml of ☆ Milk.
  7. Make ready 50 ml of ☆ Syrup from the sweetened chestnuts.
  8. Get of Sweetened chestnuts.
  9. Make ready 80 grams of Chestnuts, shelled and skinned.
  10. Make ready 120 ml of Water.
  11. Make ready 40 grams of Sugar.
  12. Prepare 1 pinch of Salt.
  13. Make ready 1 tsp of Mirin.

A Japanese sweet potato dessert recipe. made with sweet potatoes , kanten ( agar or gulaman bar ) and sugar. Imo is potato and yokan is a type of Japanese confection. The sweet Mizu Yokan is a Japanese jellied dessert made of bean paste, agar, and sugar. There are several flavors of Yokan in Japan.

Instructions to make 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. Pass the sweet potatoes through a sieve to purée. This step is tedious, but essential to the taste of this dish, so persevere!.
  4. Roughly chop chestnuts into 5 mm cubes..
  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..
  6. Add sugar and salt and mix well until they have dissolved. Remove from heat, add puréed sweet potato, then knead together..
  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..
  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..
  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..
  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..
  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..
  12. They also turn out great pressed in a rose-shaped silicon mold! If you have silicon molds, give it a try..

For example, Red bean, white kidney bean, chestnuts, persimmons , sweet potato, and so on. Yokan is a Japanese sweet treat that has a form of a firm jelly. It is made with red bean paste, sugar, and agar-agar. Peel the sweet potatoes, cut in pieces and boil until soft. Mush or push through a tamis (recommended) while the potatoes are hot.

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