Roasted Japanese Sweet Potatoes
Roasted Japanese sweet potatoes are an easy and flavorful side dish to any weeknight meal. Japanese sweet potatoes are diced and tossed in a flavorful marinade of miso, honey, and soy sauce. A great kid friendly side dish!
Have you tried Japanese sweet potatoes yet? They are amazing and definitely worth hunting down at your local grocers!
A Japanese sweet potato is different from the orange yams you might think of when you think of “sweet potato”.
Slightly smaller and more slender than other varieties of sweet potato, once you start recognizing them, they will definitely stand out to you! They have a more red and purple-tinted skin and have a creamy off-white inside that turns slightly yellow after cooking. They cook up tender, fluffier, starchier, and sweeter!
They have almost a chestnut-like flavor to them. I am obsessed with them, and I hope you will be, too!
Try these other kid friendly side dishes in your next meal:
- Chinese Broccoli with Garlic Sauce
- Ginger Honey Roasted Baby Carrots
- Orange Ginger Sugar Snap Peas
- Thai Cucumber Salad
How to choose a good Japanese Sweet Potato
When looking for these, you can find them in your local grocers and farmers markets. I often have the best luck at Whole Foods or Trader Joes, and often get them in my co-op basket, too.
Look for ones that have a smooth skin and feel heavy in your hand. You don’t want one that is really long and skinny with a lot of roots sticking out – they will be too fibrous and not good.
These are the best when you bring them home from the store and let them hang out in a cool, dark place for 2-4 weeks before cooking them! They get sweeter this way.
How to make these roasted sweet potatoes
This recipe is super simple! For the full set of directions, make sure you scroll down to the recipe card below.
- Preheat the oven to 425 F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Slice the sweet potatoes into rounds about ½” thick and then dice into medium sized pieces.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the olive oil, white miso, honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar and pepper.
- Toss the diced potatoes into the olive oil mixture, coating evenly.
- Spread the potatoes evenly onto the baking sheet.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Flip the potatoes, then bake for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until the pieces are fork tender.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped scallions
How to serve this to your family
These roasted potato wedges are a great side dish to any meal! Try serving them beside Instant Pot Asian Sticky Ribs, Thai Turkey Zucchini Meatballs, or Slow Cooker Pork Ribs.
Check out other favorite kid friendly vegetable recipes!
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Roasted Japanese Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 lb Japanese sweet potatoes
- 4 Tablespoons olive oil
- 4 Tablespoons white miso
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 1 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 2 scallions sliced
- 2 teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Slice the sweet potatoes into rounds about ½” thick and then dice into medium sized pieces.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the olive oil, white miso, honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar and pepper.
- Toss the diced potatoes into the olive oil mixture, coating evenly.
- Spread the potatoes evenly onto the baking sheet.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Flip the potatoes, then bake for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until the pieces are fork tender.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped scallions
