New Year Japanese Sweet (Kuri Kinton)

Kinton means 'good prosperity' for the forthcoming year.

Recipe By: Nagomi Kitchen (https://cookbuzz.com/kitchen/172)
Serves 4 Prep: 15 min Cook: 30 min

Ingredients

Sweet potato 750g
Gardenia fruit 1
Sweet chestnuts as required
Flavourings:
Granulated sugar 250-300g
Mirin 2 tbsp
Sea salt a pinch

Method

1
Peel the sweet potato thickly.
2
Cut into 3cm pieces then soak in water for a while.
3
Add the sweet potatoes into a pan with enough water to cover. Add the gardenia fruit and turn the heat on. Bring to the boil then turn down to a simmer for 20 minutes.
4
Drain Step 3 then blend with the flavourings.
5
Add the sweet chestnuts and blend.

Tips & Note

●You can mash and mix together if you don't have a blender.

New Year Japanese Sweet (Kuri Kinton)

Kinton means 'good prosperity' for the forthcoming year.

Recipe By: Nagomi Kitchen (https://cookbuzz.com/kitchen/172)

Serves 4

Prep: 15 min

Cook: 30 min

Ingredients

Sweet potato 750g
Gardenia fruit 1
Sweet chestnuts as required
Flavourings:
Granulated sugar 250-300g
Mirin 2 tbsp
Sea salt a pinch

New Year Japanese Sweet (Kuri Kinton)

Recipe ID :1272 Posted on 26 NOV 2015

Serves 4

Prep 15min
Cook 30min
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Kinton means 'good prosperity' for the forthcoming year.

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750g
1
as required
250-300g
2 tbsp
a pinch

Method

Prep
15min
Cook
30min
1
Peel the sweet potato thickly.
2
Cut into 3cm pieces then soak in water for a while.
3
Add the sweet potatoes into a pan with enough water to cover. Add the gardenia fruit and turn the heat on. Bring to the boil then turn down to a simmer for 20 minutes.
4
Drain Step 3 then blend with the flavourings.
5
Add the sweet chestnuts and blend.

Tips & Note

●You can mash and mix together if you don't have a blender.

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