Candied Sweet Potato (DAIGAKU IMO, 大学芋)

A yummy japanese dessert and it's really easy to make.

I'm using recipe from JustOneCookBook. Here are the ingredients:

• 11 oz. (300g) Japanese sweet potato
• 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 5 Tbsp. sugar
• 1/4 tsp. soy sauce
• 1/4 tsp. rice vinegar
• 1 tsp. roasted black sesame seeds 

How to:

1. Wash the sweet potato carefully, as we don't peel the skin off.
2. Cut diagonally while rotating the sweet potato a quarter between cuts. This Japanese cutting technique is called “Rangiri”. 
3. Soak in water for 15 minutes to remove starch. Change the water a few times. 
4. Wrap the frying pan’s lid with kitchen cloth. This is to prevent condensation on the lid dripping into sweet potatoes while cooking. 
5. Do not heat the frying pan yet. Add sugar, oil, soy sauce and rice vinegar in the pan and combine all together. 
6. Dry the sweet potatoes completely with paper towel and place in the pan. 
7. Cover with the lid and turn on the heat to medium.
8. When you hear bubbling sound from the pan, turn the heat to low to medium-low, and set timer for 2 minutes. Open the lid and flip the sweet potatoes every 2-3 minute so that all sides will have nice golden brown color and get flavored. 
9. Depends on the size of sweet potatoes, the cooking time varies, cook for 8-10 minutes or until an inserted skewer goes through smoothly (I personally prefer it a bit tougher than completely soft texture). Now transfer to the serving plate/bowl and sprinkle black sesame seeds. 

* Vinegar helps the sugar from hardening when it cools down.

For complete step by step photo and video, visit here.

#SundayCooking: East Meet West

Made 2 different dishes for this Sunday Lunch.

For son, Chicken Teriyaki with Red Rice and Stir Fry Veggies.
For us, Pan Fried Dory with Butter and Black Pepper cream sauce. Served with Grilled Yams, Mushroom and Veggies.

Chicken Teriyaki with Stir Fry Veggies

Pan Fried Dory with Butter & Black Pepper cream sauce

Bon Appetit!

Sosis Brood with Cheese

Sosis Brood or Beef sausage in a pastry. 
When you bought a ready to use pastry, it came in a lot quantity.
I have been using it for making a Zuppa Soup lately, but still there're plenty of them.

I remember I had this really nice Sosis Brood from Bawean (one of the most popular bakery in Bandung). My working partner brought me one, and I have never taste it before. At first I didn't know what the name was, when I heard it's called Sosis Brood, I instantly google it.
Basically it's a pastry with beef sausage inside with a cheese (optional) or whatever you like (some of it has veggies).



Since I still have this plenty of ready pastry, so I'm gonna make one for an Afternoon snack.
I'm using recipe from here.

I made it in mini bite size, family love it!