Lantern Shadow Sweet Potato Slices

Name: Lantern Shadow Sweet Potato Slices
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Ingredients: to taste Red-heart sweet potato (washed, cut into rectangular pieces, then sliced crosswise into 1mm thick slices); to taste Raw cooking oil (oil used in frying); 3 g Fine salt (used for brine soaking); to taste White sugar (for mixing the sauce); 3 g Alum (mixed with 90 g water); to taste Chili oil (for mixing the sauce); to taste MSG (for mixing the sauce; not listed in the original ingredient table but mentioned in the steps)

Crisp, golden-red Sichuan-style cold appetizer made from thinly sliced red-heart sweet potatoes that are fried until translucent, then drizzled with a savory, slightly sweet-and-spicy brown sugar sauce.

1h 30m

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Ingredients

Red-heart sweet potato (washed, cut into rectangular pieces, then sliced crosswise into 1mm thick slices) to taste

Raw cooking oil (oil used in frying) to taste

Fine salt (used for brine soaking) 3 g

White sugar (for mixing the sauce) to taste

Alum (mixed with 90 g water) 3 g

Chili oil (for mixing the sauce) to taste

MSG (for mixing the sauce; not listed in the original ingredient table but mentioned in the steps) to taste

Instructions

Slice and Soak

Wash the red-heart sweet potato, cut it into rectangular pieces, then slice crosswise into 1 mm thick slices. Soak the slices in water mixed with 3 g alum and 90 g water for 30 minutes, then transfer them to a brine made with 3 g fine salt and 225 g water and soak for another 30 minutes. Remove the slices and let the surface moisture dry off.

Deep Fry

Place a wok over the heat and add oil. Heat the oil until it reaches about 60% hot, then add the sweet potato slices and fry until they turn brownish-yellow and the moisture has evaporated. Remove the slices, drain off excess oil, and arrange them on a serving plate.

Season and Serve

Take a small bowl and combine the chili oil, fine salt, MSG, and white sugar to make a sauce. Drizzle the sauce over the fried sweet potato slices on the plate and serve immediately.