Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, kuri kinton (chestnut and sweet potato kinton). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Kuri Kinton or Candied Chestnuts and Sweet Potatoes are a special Japanese New Year dish, which symbolizes economic fortune and wealth. Let's make this gold color food for a prosperous year ahead! Course: Appetizer, Side Dish Kuri Kinton is a Japanese dish comprised of mashed sweet potato with sweet chestnuts (kuri). Kuri means chestnuts, and Kinton is written as "Golden Futon" in Kanji character.

Kuri Kinton (Chestnut and Sweet Potato Kinton) is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Kuri Kinton (Chestnut and Sweet Potato Kinton) is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook kuri kinton (chestnut and sweet potato kinton) using 3 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Kuri Kinton (Chestnut and Sweet Potato Kinton):

1. Take 1 middle sized sweet potato (about 250g without skin)
2. Make ready 1 pack candied chestnuts (kuri no kanro-ni, mine was 160g)
3. Get 1-1.5 Tbsp syrup of the candied chestnuts

Kuri kinton is a heavenly dish made from candied chestnuts and mashed Japanese sweet potatoes mixed with the syrup from the candied chestnuts. It's my favorite part of the Japanese New Year food lineup. Kuri kinton is a beautiful golden color, the symbol of wealth. Boil it in a pot of water until it becomes soft.

Instructions to make Kuri Kinton (Chestnut and Sweet Potato Kinton):

1. Boil the washed and sliced sweet potato in a pot until it gets soft (as a skewer or fork goes smoothly into the potato) . You can peel before boiling (though, I didn't this time).
2. Mash the potato.
3. Cut the chestnuts if you like.
4. Mix the chestnuts with the potato. Add the syrup and mix well.
5. Enjoy!

Kuri kinton is a beautiful golden color, the symbol of wealth. Boil it in a pot of water until it becomes soft. While the sweet potato is still soft, strain it through a sifter to make it into a puree. Mix the sugar, syrup and mirin in a saucepan and cook over low heat until it starts to simmer. Turn the heat off, add pureed sweet potato and mix them well together.

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