Candied Root Vegetables

Submitted by Pearl Ishizaki

"This is a delicious dessert or snack recipe making use of root vegetables. The root vegetables are first deep fried then coated with melted sugar. I’ve used sweet potato and burdock root or gobo for this recipe but you can also try other root vegetables that you can find near you."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1 piece sweet potato
• 1⁄2 piece burdock root (gobo)
• 1 cup oil (for deep frying)
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 1 pinch salt

directions

1. Wash the sweet potato and burdock root well then wipe with paper towel to dry.
2. Slice the root vegetables into strips. There is no need to peel the sweet potato and burdock root.
3. Coat the sweet potato and burdock root with flour. You can slightly tap the root vegetables after coating to remove excess flour as you only need a thin layer of flour coating.
4. Pour oil in a deep frying pan then heat until it reaches deep frying temperature, about 160°C.
5. Carefully drop the root vegetables in the hot oil then deep fry. Remove the root vegetable sticks once it turns brownish in color. This would take about 3 minutes.
6. Heat a pan using medium heat then add sugar, sesame oil and sesame seeds. Mix the ingredients well then add the deep fried root vegetables.
7. Once the sugar melts lower the heat and continue mixing until the root vegetables are evenly coated.
8. Remove from pan then add some more sesame seeds on top before serving.