Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Okay, so I’m not Japanese, nor do I play one on TV. Nevertheless, I found this amazing sweet potato recipe that ensures that we eat sweet potatoes as one of our go-to sides, the other being broccoli.

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 55 minutes Yield: 4-6

Original Author: Sylvia Fountaine Category: side, side dish, vegan side dish, vegan sides, vegetable Method: roasted Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

• 2–3 yams (or small sweet potatoes) sliced in half, lengthwise
• olive oil for brushing
• ¼ cup olive oil, coconut oil, butter or ghee
• 1 large shallot, very finely diced (about ½ cup)
• 2 teaspoons ginger finely minced
• 1 tablespoon miso
• salt to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 F°.
2. Cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise and place on a parchment-lined sheet pan, cut side down.
3. Brush or spray the skin sides with olive oil.
4. Roast 30-40 minutes until fork tender (check at 30 mins, keeping in mind they need may need longer if very large).
5. When tender, flip over and broil if they need more caramelization. Adding a little color (or char) around the edges is good here.
6. While they are roasting, make the Shallot Ginger Miso “butter”.
   1. Heat the oil, butter, or ghee over medium low heat.
   2. Add the shallot and carefully sauté until golden, stirring often about 5-6 minutes.
   3. Add the ginger, cook 2-3 more minutes.
   4. Add the miso.
   5. Let these bits get slightly crispy, sautéing 2 minutes or so. Turn heat off.
7. When sweet potatoes are caramelized to your liking, place on a platter flesh side up.
8. Reheat the miso butter, if needed.
9. Pierce the flesh in a few spots using a spoon, (so miso butter can get down inside).
10. Spoon a tablespoon or two of the sauce over each one. It’s okay to spoon mostly the liquid part of the sauce and save the flavorful brown bits for the next step.
11. Flip them over to the skin side down and spoon the remaining sauce over them, making sure to include the flavorful “brown bits” ( shallot, ginger, miso).

Slightly adapted from https://www.feastingathome.com/roasted-sweet-potatoes-with-miso/print/27299/