Sesame Soy Glazed Roasted Japanese Sweet Potatoes

One of my favourite methods to serve Japanese candy potatoes is with a easy sesame soy glaze and roasted within the oven till the candy potatoes are golden brown. That’s why I’m sharing this tremendous straightforward, 7-ingredient, vegan recipe for Sesame Soy Glazed Roasted Japanese Sweet Potatoes, which you will get on the desk in about 40 minutes. All it’s a must to do is slice the candy potatoes into wedges, combine collectively the Sesame Soy Glaze, drizzle it over the potatoes, then roast Japanese candy potatoes within the oven till they’re tender and scrumptious. Then dig in! Serve them as a aspect with veggie-burgers, sandwiches, or lentil patties. Make this recipe gluten-free by utilizing gluten-free soy sauce.

What Are Japanese Sweet Potatoes?

They’re not the orange candy potatoes such because the Garnet or Jewel varieties we often consider. Japanese candy potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) have a wealthy magenta pores and skin with a cream-colored flesh that turns a gentle gold when cooked. They have a texture that’s concurrently drier and creamier than orange candy potatoes, and a dynamic earthy nutty sweetness that differs from the pure “sweet” sweetness of orange candy potatoes. These qualities make Japanese candy potatoes a flexible ingredient for a lot of completely different recipes. In Japan, they’re typically used to make Yakiimo (Japanese baked potato), Daigaku imo (candied candy potato) and whilst a starch to make alcohol. Because of their drier texture, Japanese candy potatoes are additionally good for roasting candy potato fries within the oven since they get crispy and barely charred not like orange candy potatoes that have a tendency to come back out squishy and gentle as a result of their larger moisture content material.

Interestingly, these potatoes are usually not native to Japan. The selection we confer with as “Japanese” candy potatoes is native to Central and South America, the place over 4000 sorts of potatoes are grown! This specific selection was dropped at the Ryukyu Islands of Japan by China within the early eighteenth century, the place it’s nonetheless referred to as karaimo (Chinese potato) right this moment. The new crop rapidly unfold to the mainland and smaller islands, and is usually known as satsumaimo (Satsuma potato) throughout Japan. The candy potato grew to become a staple of the Japanese weight-reduction plan that many individuals trusted for its sturdiness by stormy seasons, low cost price, and flexibility in culinary purposes. The reputation of those candy potatoes in Japanese delicacies is why we confer with them because the “Japanese sweet potatoes” within the US right this moment. Eager to do that recipe? Find them at farmers markets (I acquired mine on the Ojai farmers market), shops like Trader Joe’s (as Murasaki potatoes), Whole Foods, and Asian grocery shops.

Japanese Sweet Potato Nutrition

These candy potatoes are filled with a number of nutritional vitamins, minerals, and an abundance of antioxidants tied to their purple pigment. Japanese candy potatoes are sources of beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B6, pantothenic acid, fiber, potassium, and calcium. These candy potatoes are additionally wealthy in plant compounds equivalent to chlorogenic acid, which is a polyphenol antioxidant, and anthocyanins, a pigment in purple crops. They even have a decrease glycemic index than orange varieties.

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For different vegetable side-dishes, take a look at a few of my favorites:

Lime Dill Roasted Asparagus
Sweet Potato Home Fries with Zucchini
Roasted Rosemary Potatoes and Tomatoes
Lemon Herb Grilled Artichokes
Sautéed Asparagus with Fava Beans