White Sweet Potatoes with Mirin and Honey

Name: White Sweet Potatoes with Mirin and Honey
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 servings Coarse sea salt (preferably Maldon); 2 teaspoons corn oil; 2 Tbsps honey; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 118 milliliters mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine); 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 1 Tbsp distilled white vinegar; 2 larges white sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds total)

White Sweet Potatoes with Mirin and Honey might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 200 calories. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have kosher salt, mirin, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F.

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Place a well-seasoned8"-10" cast-iron skillet in oven.

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Pierce potatoes in several spots witha fork. Microwave sweet potatoes onhigh for 5 minutes. (Alternatively, wrapsweet potatoes in foil and bake at 450°Funtil tender around edges but still hard incenter, 30-35 minutes.)

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Sweet Potato

Potato

Wrap

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Aluminum Foil

Transfer potatoesto a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap.

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Wrap

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Let sit for 5 minutes.

Whisk mirin, honey, vinegar, and salt ina medium bowl. Peel sweet potatoes andcut crosswise into 1"-1 1/2"-thick rounds.

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Vinegar

Honey

Mirin

Salt

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Whisk

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Addto mirin mixture; toss to coat.

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Mirin

Using oven mitts, carefully removeheated skillet from oven; add oil and swirlpan to coat.

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Cooking Oil

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Add sweet potatoes and mirinmixture to skillet, arranging potatoescut side down.

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Sweet Potato

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Bake until sweet potatoesare caramelized on one side, 15-20 minutes.Turn sweet potatoes, rotating them aroundpan to avoid hot spots, and cook untiltender and caramelized, 5-7 minutes longer.

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Sweet Potato

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Transfer sweet potatoes to a platter.

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Add 2 tablespoons water to skillet, scrapingup browned bits.

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