Tempura-Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Crispy Panko

Name: Tempura-Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Crispy Panko
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps peeled and minced fresh ginger (from about a 2-inch piece); 2 mediums garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons packed light brown sugar; 2 Tbsps mirin; 118 milliliters olive oil; 237 milliliters panko; 1 Tbsp rice vinegar; 3 mediums scallions, thinly sliced (white and light green parts only); 79 milliliters soy sauce; 2 kilograms sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces

Tempura-Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Crispy Panko is a dairy free side dish. One serving contains 486 calories, 8g of protein, and 19g of fat. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up ginger, scallions, panko, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 425°F and arrange a rack in the middle.

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Oven

Whisk 1/2 cup of the oil, the soy sauce, mirin, ginger, vinegar, brown sugar, and garlic in a large bowl until the sugar has dissolved.

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Brown Sugar

Soy Sauce

Vinegar

Garlic

Ginger

Mirin

Sugar

Cooking Oil

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the sweet potatoes and toss to combine.

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Sweet Potato

Transfer the mixture and any liquid to a 13-by-9-inch baking dish and spread into an even layer. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil and roast for 20 minutes.Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat until shimmering.

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Spread

Cooking Oil

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Aluminum Foil

Baking Pan

Add the panko and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and toasted, about 7 minutes.

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Panko

Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.

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Frying Pan

Remove the potatoes from the oven and remove the foil. Toss the sweet potatoes, moving the bottom layer to the top and the top layer to the bottom (this helps the potatoes cook evenly in the glaze).

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Sweet Potato

Potato

Glaze

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Spread them back into an even layer and roast uncovered for 10 minutes. Toss again and roast until the sweet potatoes are tender and the glaze has thickened, about 10 minutes more.

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Sweet Potato

Glaze

Sprinkle with the toasted panko and scallions and serve.

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Green Onions