Shusse Imo Sweet Potato Wrapped in Red Bean Paste
Quick answer
- Total time
- 55 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 2
About this dish
Steamed sweet potato, trimmed into a neat cylinder and wrapped in smooth red bean paste, slices into rounds with a golden center ringed by dark paste.
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The playful name means a potato that rose in the world, a joke about Tokushima sweet potatoes once being shipped through Osaka under the name of a larger growing area.
Ingredients
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Instructions
- 1
Scrub 230g sweet potato in its skin and trim only the ends.
Bring ample water to a boil in a steamer, add the potato, cover, and steam over medium heat for 25 to 35 minutes.
- 2
Remove when a skewer slides into the thickest part without resistance.
Cool only until safe to handle, peel, and shave the thick areas to form a cylinder about 4cm across.
- 3
Lay a 30cm sheet of plastic wrap on the work surface and press 300g smooth azuki paste into an even rectangle long and wide enough to cover the potato. Place the cooled potato in the center.
- 4
Lift both sides of the wrap so the paste surrounds the potato completely and pinch the seam closed.
Wrap tightly into a cylinder and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- 5
Cut the chilled roll through the wrap into pieces 2 to 3cm thick.
Wipe the blade with a damp cloth between cuts so it does not drag the paste, then unwrap each piece and plate cut-side up.
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- 일본 농림수산성 うちの郷土料理
四国大学 髙橋 啓子 · Checked: 2026-08-11
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