Shredded Sweet Potato

Overview

When I went back to Zhejiang to eat Korean food with my friend, I was puzzled when my friend ordered a carrot sweet potato, but I didn’t say anything, thinking that maybe my friend just liked it. This dish was almost served last, and it turned out that I ate the most. Haha, it was really delicious. However, the restaurant sells it for 35 yuan, which is a bit expensive for a person like me who knows how to cook. After all, a pound of sweet potatoes only costs a few yuan, so I will share it below.

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• chinese banquet
• northeastern cuisine
• banquet dishes
• lunch
• dinner
• sweet potato
• white sugar
• white vinegar
• water

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 You can choose the sweet potato according to your favorite taste. The one I chose today is the kind of red-skinned and yellow-heart potato that I often baked and eaten when I was a child. It is very sweet, so I used three to clean the mud.

   

2. 2 Peel off the skin.

   

3. 3 Cut into slightly larger pieces. They will shrink slightly when fried later.

   

4. 4 You see, the three of them cut into such a big plate, and washed the starch on the sweet potatoes, because it looks like potatoes, sweet potatoes themselves have starch that is easy to oxidize and turn black, and it will be much better after cleaning.

   

5. 5 Heat water in a pot, add sweet potato cubes and cook for two to three minutes. Remember not to take too long.

   

6. 6 Take it out, rinse it with cold water and drain the water, then add a little starch to wrap it evenly [this can lock the moisture in the middle, and the finished product will be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and taste better].

   

7. 7 Next, we start frying the sweet potatoes. It is recommended that you choose a pot with a narrow bottom and a wide top to save fuel. It is also easy to operate when frying. When it is about 50 to 60% hot, add the sweet potato pieces. Don’t touch them when they are first put in. After 30 to 40 seconds, when they feel a little hard, use chopsticks to pull them to avoid sticking together. Remember not to turn on too high a fire, as the outside will turn black all of a sudden, so you need to turn down the heat as you go.

   

8. 8 Fry until it is ready to be picked up and set aside for later use.

   

9. 9 It is best to use a non-stick pan and pour a little oil into the pan.

   

10. 10 Add sugar and water, turn on low heat and simmer the sugar. Remember not to stir or stir at this time.

    

11. 11 You can add a small amount of vinegar when it is boiling to form big bubbles. You don’t need to add more. The purpose of doing this is to make the sugar threads stretch longer. Of course, it’s okay if you don’t add it.

    

12. 12 Add the white vinegar, stir and continue to simmer over low heat.

    

13. 13 It is enough to cook such a color. It is not recommended to cook it too dark, as it will be bitter and the color of the finished product will not look good.

    

14. 14 Throw the fried sweet potatoes in, quickly stir the pan to coat the sweet potatoes evenly with the syrup, then remove from the pan and serve immediately.

    

15. 15 There is still a little sugar left in the pot. Use chopsticks to pull it up quickly. Just be faster. I pulled it directly from the sweet potato cubes. It is really easy to operate and I don’t want to pull too much out when I eat it myself. Haha.

    

16. 16 When eating, you can put a bowl of ice water next to it, pick up a piece of sweet potato and dip it in the water to eat, so that the sugar on the outside will be crispier.

    

17. 17 Let me show you the importance of a good pot. It’s so clean even after it’s all done.

    

18. 18 "Life does not need to be better than others, but it must be better than before. The happiest thing in life is not to live like others, but to live more like yourself after working hard."