Lee Hye-jung's Soy Sauce Pickled Sweet Potatoes

Name: Lee Hye-jung's Soy Sauce Pickled Sweet Potatoes
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 2 sweet potatoes (about 300g); 1/2 cup Jin-ganjang (Korean all-purpose soy sauce); 3 cups vinegar; 1/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup starch syrup; 3–4 Vietnamese dried chili peppers

A crunchy and unique side dish made by pouring a sweet and tangy soy sauce brine over lightly steamed sweet potatoes.

15 min Difficulty Very easy side dish

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sweet potato Jin-ganjang (Korean all-purpose soy sauce)vinegar starch syrup dried chili pepper

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The key is to steam the sweet potatoes only until slightly crunchy (about 4 minutes); overcooking will make them mushy.
Pour the brine over the sweet potatoes while it is still hot so the seasoning penetrates well and the texture stays crunchy.

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