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Peach Gum Dessert Soup (桃胶糖水)
Peach Gum Dessert Soup is a sweet treat that's signature to Cantonese cuisine. The best part? Everything comes together in just 25 minutes!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
8
- 45 g peach gum ((rehydrated; can add more to preference))
- 60 g dried red date ((pitted; approximately 4))
- 20 g dired goji berry
- 30 g dried longan
- 250 g rock sugar ((or to taste))
- 2 l 8 1/2 US cup water
Instructions
- 1
Once the dried resin has been soaked overnight, drain the water out and start picking out the dark impurities found in the resin. We used our hands, but tweezers would also work.Note: Be gentle as it can break some of the resin apart as you try to remove the impurities.
- 2
Bring the water to a boil and add the longan and dried red dates in. Let it cook for 2 minutes to release its sweetness.
- 3
Pour the dried goji berries in.
- 4
Straight after, add the rehydrated resin in as well as the sugar.
- 5
Once the sugar has melted completely, serve the tong sui hot as is or enjoy it chilled!