Sweet Potato and Apple Chakin Shibori
茶巾しぼり · Chakin Shibori
By Aoi, licensed nutritionist · From a Japanese preschool lunch menu
Chakin shibori is a classic Japanese sweet: a soft filling is wrapped in a cloth (a chakin, the small cloth used in the tea ceremony) and twisted into a neat round bundle with pleats on top. Here the filling is mashed Japanese sweet potato loosened with a little sweetened soy milk, folded together with apple simmered until tender, so the sweetness comes mostly from the fruit and the potato itself. At home you can skip the cloth and twist each bundle in a piece of plastic wrap, which also makes them just the right size for small hands.
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Ingredients
Amounts for 1 child (1 serving). An adult counts as 2 servings.
One serving here is 1.5× the portion served to a child in a Japanese preschool, sized for Western appetites. An adult counts as two servings. Tap an ingredient to check it off.
Ingredients
- 82.5 gJapanese sweet potato (satsumaimo)A purple-skinned, pale-yellow-fleshed sweet potato that is sweeter, drier, and fluffier than orange varieties. Substitute: Any sweet potato.
- 18 gapple
Seasonings
- 7.5 gsugar
- 0 gsalt
- 22.5 gsweetened soy milk (Japanese chosei tonyu)Japanese 'prepared' soy milk that is lightly sweetened and flavored to taste milder than plain soy milk. Substitute: Regular (original, lightly sweetened) soy milk from the supermarket.
- 7.5 gwater
- 1.5 gsugar
About the Japanese ingredients in this recipe
- Japanese sweet potato (satsumaimo) (さつまいも)
- A purple-skinned, pale-yellow-fleshed sweet potato that is sweeter, drier, and fluffier than orange varieties. Substitute: Any sweet potato.
- sweetened soy milk (Japanese chosei tonyu) (調製豆乳)
- Japanese 'prepared' soy milk that is lightly sweetened and flavored to taste milder than plain soy milk. Substitute: Regular (original, lightly sweetened) soy milk from the supermarket.
Directions
- 1
Peel the sweet potato, cut it into rounds, and boil until tender. While it is still hot, mash it with a potato masher, then stir in the sugar, salt, and soy milk.
- 2
Cut the apple into 8 thin wedges. Put the apple, water, and sugar in a pot and simmer until the apple is soft.
- 3
Combine the sweet potato mixture and the apple, then wrap in plastic wrap and twist into small chakin-shibori bundles.
Nutrition
| Per | 1 serving | 1 adult serving | Your total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 163.5 kcal | 327 kcal | 163.5 kcal |
| Protein | 1.5 g | 3 g | 1.5 g |
| Fat | 1.2 g | 2.4 g | 1.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 40.2 g | 80.4 g | 40.2 g |
| Fiber | 2.8 g | 5.7 g | 2.8 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0.2 g | 0.3 g | 0.2 g |
| Calcium | 40.5 mg | 81 mg | 40.5 mg |
| Iron | 0.8 mg | 1.5 mg | 0.8 mg |
| Potassium | 373.5 mg | 747 mg | 373.5 mg |
| Energy | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Salt equiv. | Calcium | Iron | Potassium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 serving | 163.5 kcal | 1.5 g | 1.2 g | 40.2 g | 2.8 g | 0.2 g | 40.5 mg | 0.8 mg | 373.5 mg |
| 1 adult serving | 327 kcal | 3 g | 2.4 g | 80.4 g | 5.7 g | 0.3 g | 81 mg | 1.5 mg | 747 mg |
Values are per serving (1.5× the Japanese preschool portion); an adult serving is double. They were calculated by a licensed Japanese nutritionist using the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan. "Salt equivalent" is sodium × 2.54, the standard Japanese measure. Allergen flags cover egg, milk and wheat only and come from the nutritionist's records. Soy sauce and miso are made with wheat but are usually allowed on Japanese wheat-free school menus, so check with your doctor.
