Orh Nee (Yam Paste Dessert)
Shiokman Recipes recipe - Chinese
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 500 g Yam (peeled and sliced)
- 2 – 3 Tbsp sugar (to taste)
- Pandan leaves
- 200 g pumpkin (peeled and sliced)
- Pandan leaves
- 100 g gingko nuts
- 80 – 100 g rock sugar (to taste)
- 200 ml water
- Pandan leaves
Instructions
- 1
Remove skin, wash and cut yam into thin slices. Place in tray with pandan leaves and steam for about 45 minutes.
- 2
Mash hot yam with some sugar (to taste).
- 3
Transfer to a blender/food processor, add in gingko nut syrup (to taste) and blend till smooth. Refrigerate.
- 4
Remove skin and cut pumpkin into thin slices. Wash and place in tray with pandan leaves and steam for about 45 minutes.
- 5
Mash hot steamed pumpkin. Refrigerate.
- 6
Crack gingko nut shells with a stone pestle and peel off brown skin.
- 7
Soak in hot water and cut into half. Remove stem and wash.
- 8
Boil in water with rock sugar and pandan leaves for about one hour till gingko nuts soften.
- 9
Serve yam paste with mashed pumpkin and gingko nuts. Add some gingko nut syrup.
- 10
Refrigerate any leftovers