Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Chè Bách Niên Hảo Hợp (Chinese Style Redbean Tong Sui)

This dessert is usually served as weddings as the name translates to "100 years match".

Ingredients:
-100g dried lotus seeds
-200g red beans
-50g dried lily bulb
-dried tangerine peel
-rock sugar
-water
-3 tsp corn starch + 3 tsp sugar
-1 1/2 tsp lye water

What to Do:

Mix together lotus seeds and red beans with lye water and enough water to cover the beans and lotus seeds by a few inches; soak overnight or until the beans and seeds are "plump". Wash the beans and seeds and boil them in a pot with tangerine peel and lily bulb until tender, add sugar to taste. Add slurry to thicken before serving.

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