Shusse Imo | Our Regional Cuisines
RECIPE
Ingredients (for 4)
- Sweet potatoes (or taro) 2 whole (narrow ones, if medium-sized, use 1 that is 200-250g)
- Smooth Azuki red bean paste 300g
How to cook
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1. Steam unpeeled sweet potatoes in a steam cooker until soft.
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2. Once steamed, peel and shave the thicker parts until about the same thickness, then shape If using taro, mash after steaming and then shape.
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3. Spread plastic wrap on the red bean paste (rolled to the length of the sweet potatoes or just enough to go around them), place the shaped sweet potatoes on top, and roll up. After chilling it in the refrigerator, cut it without removing the plastic wrap into slices 2-3cm thick. Remove the plastic wrap and plate with the cut end face-up.
provider : Recipe source: Shikoku University TAKAHASHI Keiko
Recipes vary depending on the region and home.

Contact
Food Cultures Office, Overseas Market Development and Food Cultures Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Tel:+81-3-3502-5516