Kamote Cue / Sweet Potato Fritters

Kamote Cue / Sweet Potato Fritters

Kamote Cue, or sweet potato fritters, is deep fried and coated with caramelized brown sugar, best served in bamboo skewers. This is another popular, yet very simple snack loved by the Filipinos and considered as one of the common street foods that can be found in the Philippines.

In this recipe, I used 2 different sweet potatoes: Japanese sweet potato and Okinawan sweet potato. Although the latter is dark when cooked, I like it better for its creamy texture, unlike the first. Which is a tad mushy for this recipe.

Ingredients:

2 large - Sweet Potato (pared and sliced crosswise about 3/4in. thick)

1 cup - Brown Sugar

2 cups - Oil for frying

6 pcs - Bamboo Skewers

 

Let's Cook!

1.     Heat oil on a deep frying pan over medium temperature.

2.     Add brown sugar and mix constantly. Let it caramelize.

3.     Once caramelization starts, add batches of sweet potatoes.

4.     Stirring occasionally, make sure both sides of the sliced sweet potatoes are covered with caramelized sugar. Sweet potatoes will be cooked in 5-7 minutes or depending on how thick the slices are.

5.     Use tongs to put the cooked sweet potatoes on skewers.

6.     Serve with your favorite cold drink or tea.