Black Sesame Soup (芝麻糊)
You'll be making this Black Sesame Soup all year round, especially since it only uses 5 ingredients. It's nourishing and filled with such beautiful nutty aromas that you can enjoy it in any way, hot or cold!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 200 g / 0.55 lb black sesame seeds
- 100 g / 0.22 lb white sesame seeds
- 40 g / 0.09 lb glutinous rice
- 190 g / 0.41 lb rock sugar ((or to taste))
- 2 L / 8.5 US cup water
Instructions
- 1
Toast the black and white sesame seeds in a wok or pan over low-medium heat until the white seeds are a golden brown.
- 2
In a blender, blend the toasted seeds, soaked glutinous rice and water until the seeds are fine. This will take between 1-5 minutes, depending on your blender.Note: The smoother you'd like the consistency, the longer you'd blend it for.
- 3
Pour the blended mixture into a pot, add the rock sugar and bring it to a boil while continually stirring.
- 4
Lower the heat and keep it on a simmer until it has thickened to a desired consistency. Remember to keep stirring while it cooks.
- 5
Serve hot as is or put it in the fridge and enjoy it cold!