Recipe Remake: Kyu’s Japanese Sweet Potato
eatingmynyc / November 5, 2022
Stay up to date on all things EatingNYC!
If you think you’ve had a good sweet potato, you’re missing out until you’ve tried the one from Kyu. It’s an insane combo of creamy sweetness, umami, and salty pecorino.. resulting in a truly unique and dreamy veggie side dish. While you wait to snag the next open reservation, try making it for yourself!
Ingredients:
Here’s What You’ll Need:
4 Japanese sweet potatoes
6 tbs unsalted butter
3 tbs white miso paste
3 tbs refined brown sugar
Pecorino cheese
Olive oil
Salt
Directions:
Directions:
1. Pre-heat oven to 400.
2. In a bowl make your miso butter by combining butter, salt and brown sugar. Refrigerate.
3. Once oven is heated, poke about 6-8 holes in each sweet potato using a fork. Coat with olive oil and salt.
4. Put sweet potatoes in the oven for an hour, rotating half way through.
5. Once your potatoes are cooked, cut a slice down the center and place a generous portion of miso butter on top. Grate with pecorino Romano (lots of it).
6. Put in the oven on broil for 2-3 minutes.
7. Serve and enjoy!
*at the restaurant they actually brûlée the sugar at the end but since most people don’t have a torch (myself included) we improvise – might even be better this way
Advertisement
Advertisement
Recipe Remake: Tacombi’s Esquites