Thursday, September 19, 2013

Popular dessert in Hong Kong - Sweet Potato Sweet Soup (蕃薯糖水)





Ingredients: for 2 servings


1 Sweet Potatoes, medium size

1 cup Water

15 gram Ginger
1/3 cup Brown Sugar




Instruction:

1. Bring the water to boil.

2. Peel the sweet potato.  Slice it into 2 cm slices.  

3. Cook the sweet potato slices and the ginger in a cup of water over medium heat, about about 15 to 20 minutes, or until they are tender.

4. Scoop out the sweet potatoes.  Cut them into any desired shapes with a cookie cutter.  Be careful that the sweet potatoes will be extremely hot.  

5. Continuously boil the syrup until the consistency is slightly thickened.  Remove it from the heat.

6. Discard the ginger.  Place the sweet potatoes into a small serving bowl.  Pour the hot syrup on top.  Serve immediately.

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