Sweet Potato Rice
(さつまいもご飯)
Ingredients
| Rice | 2 cups (300g) |
| Japanese Sweet Potato | 150g |
| Salt | 5g |
| Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine) | 1 Tablespoon |
| (Optional) Toasted Black Sesame Seeds | A little bit |
Instructions
Dice the sweet potatoes into 1 cm cubes and soak them in water for 5-10 minutes.
Rinse the rice thoroughly 3-4 times (Until the water is mostly clear), then add it to the rice cooker and add water up to the 2 cup mark and soak for 30 minutes.
Add the salt and mirin to the rice cooker and stir thoroughly to incorporate.
Add sweet potatoes in and stir well.
Proceed to cook on the regular setting.
Once cooked, mix the rice thoroughly to ensure an even distribution of ingredients.
Sprinkle the sesame seeds over on the top of the bowl of rice and enjoy.
Highlighted Japanese Ingredients
Kikkoman Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine)
Japanese Sweet Potatoes
Japanese Shortgrain Rice
Where to buy the ingredients
Don Don Donki (181 Orchard Road, Orchard Central,
#B2 01-10/30/43 & #B1 15-29/K7/K8, Singapore 238896)
Fish Mart SAKURAYA (154 West Coast Road #B1-50
West Coast Plaza Singapore 127371)
Meidi-Ya (1 Kim Seng Promenade, #B2-111 to 121 Great World,
Singapore 237994)
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