Ingredients

  • 2 medium sized Sweet potato
  • 1/2 bunch Shimeji mushrooms
  • 1 Shiitake mushroom
  • 1/2 bunch Maitake mushrooms
  • 1/2 Onion
  • 1 tbsp Sake
  • 2 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Mirin
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 dash Pepper
  • 1 Cake flour
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Panko

Method

  • Steam the sweet potato in a steamer with the skin still on.
  • If you don't have a steamer, use a pot with a small amount of water, cover with a lid and steam.
  • Finely dice the mushrooms and onion.
  • Coat a pan with vegetable oil and heat the combined mixture of sake, soy sauce, mirin and sugar until it's an even consistency.
  • Peel the potatoes, mash with a fork and mix with ingredients from Step 2.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Round into an oval shape, coat in flour, beaten egg, panko in that order.
  • Deep fry until crisp in 355F/180C oil and it's done!