Dried Rose Agar-agar
Dried Rose Agar-agar - a delightedly sweet and fragrant rose scented crystallized jelly usually served during the Chinese New Year. A treat from yesteryear!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 14 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2½ cups water ((600ml))
- ¾ cup sugar ((160g)**)
- 1 packet agar-agar powder ((2 tbsp/12g) )
- 1 tsp rose essence
- A few drops red food coloring
Instructions
- 1
Combine water, sugar, agar-agar powder, rose essence, and red food coloring in a medium saucepan.
- 2
Place saucepan on the stove on medium heat. Stir frequently until sugar and agar-agar powder dissolve.
- 3
Bring mixture to a boil. Give it a good stir. Turn off stove.
- 4
Pour agar-agar mixture into a 7 in x 5 inch tray. Allow it to cool for 10 minutes.
- 5
Transfer to the refrigerator and allow agar-agar jelly to set for 1 hour.
- 6
Unmold agar-agar jelly and cut into 1 in x ½ in thick pieces using a crinkle cutter.
- 7
Arrange pieces of agar-agar jelly on a 15 in x 10 in wire rack.
- 8
Turn on the oven to dehydrate mode and preheat oven to 140°F (60°C).
- 9
Transfer the rack of agar-agar jelly into the oven.
- 10
Let the pieces of agar-agar jelly dry for 9 to 11 hours. The duration will depend on the thickness of the agar-agar jelly.***
- 11
Remove from oven and place into air tight containers.