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Yaki Imo (Japanese Baked Sweet Potatoes)

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Equipment

  • aluminium foil
  • (Optional) newspaper or craft paper It makes your potatoes gooier and moister!

Ingredients
  

  • 3-5 Japanese sweet potatoes (satsuma-imo), washed

Instructions
 

  • Wrap the washed potatoes with newspaper or craft paper (You can skip this process, but this is highly recommended to make the texture moist and gooey )
  • Wrap them over with foil
  • Bake them in the oven at 160℃ for 60-70 minutes (no pre-heating required)
  • Prick a chopstick through the potatoes. If it goes through smoothly, it's a "done" sign. If not, add another 5-10 minutes.
  • Cool them down until you can touch. Enjoy!
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