Japanese Sweet & Savory Potato Bites Recipe

Japanese Sweet & Savory Potato Bites Recipe

  • Teriyaki Sauce:
  • 1 2/3 cups water
  • 1 3/4 cups Japanese soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup tapioca flour (starch)
  • 1 tablespoon mirin (sweetened rice wine)
  • Potato Bites:
  • 6 frozen tater drums
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 cup thinly sliced cabbage
  • 1/2 cup small diced squid
  • 1 tablespoon dried fish flakes
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon Japanese soy sauce
  • Roasted shredded seaweed
  1. Teriyaki Sauce: In a pot, boil water and add Japanese soy sauce until re-boiled. Add the sugar and mirin. Add the tapioca flour in small batches until thickened, whisk smooth.
  2. Potato Bites: Preheat oil in a fryer or a deep pan to 350 degrees F. Fry tater drums according to packaging or approximately 3 minutes.
  3. In a skillet, heat oil, add the squid and cabbage. Saute with Japanese Soy Sauce until light-brown color, place on the plate.
  4. Place the prepared tater drums, followed by the 1/3 cup teriyaki sauce, and mayonnaise on top of squid/cabbage plating. Then sprinkle fish flakes and seaweed. Serve.