Monday, March 10, 2014

Taiwanese Dessert - Sweet Potato Cubes


I had been wanting to try to make the sweet potato cubes or the taro cubes for some time but just not sure why I didn't get into it. But recently, looking the tapioca starch and also the soy milk that I had for a while, I thought why not? Instead of letting those stuff rot, let's try make taiwanese style dessert.

And someone's post in FB just came the right time to inspire me with this dessert.


Ingredients (I made 4 small bowls of these):
  • 700ml soy milk (unsweetened)
  • 25g sugar
  • 10g gelatin
  • 100g sweet potato sliced as thinly and small piece as possible
  • 45g tapioca starch/flour
  • a pinch of salt
  • 1/2 tbsp of sugar
  • a pot of water to boil the cubes
  • 4 tablespoon of cooked and lightly mashed red beans
  • 8pcs of grapes
  • 8 pieces of mango slices

Methods:
  1. Steam the sweet potato for about 5-10mins depending on the size you have cut it. To test if ready, just use a fork to try mash it and if it works, it is ready.
  2. Premix the tapioca starch, salt and sugar (1/2tbsp) while steaming the sweet potato.
  3. Once the sweet potato is ready and hot, pour it into the dry mixture and mix till even. You can use the fork or your hand to mashed the sweet potato.
  4. Shaped it to desire shape. I make them squarish. If the dough is too mushy, add a little more of the flour. Set aside.
  5. Heat up the soy milk and add in the sugar (25g), stirring to dissolve it. Once dissolve, remove from heat and let it cool for a while. Slowly stir in the gelatine. Pour to the bowl/container you will like to use. Leave it in the fridge to set.
  6. Boil a pot of water and add in the Sweet potato cubes. It should take bout 3-4mins to boil and turn off the fire.
  7. Take out the soy jelly that is setting in the fridge (bout 10mins) and it should be semi set.
  8. Arranged the sweet potato cubes and the other ingredients on it. Leave it back in the fridge.
  9. It should be ready to serve after about 30mins in the fridge.

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