Chinese•indulgent
Yam Paste for Snow Skin Mooncakes
Shiokman Recipes recipe - Chinese
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 pandan leaves
- 600 g yam
- 100 - 150 g sugar (to taste)
- 150 ml water
- ½ tsp salt
- melon seeds (toasted (optional))
- 5 small onions (peeled and sliced)
- 80 g veg oil
- Fry sliced onions in vegetable oil until light brown.
- Remove oil for frying yam paste.
Instructions
- 1
Cut yam into thin slices. Place in tray with pandan leaves and steam for about 45 mins.
- 2
Remove yam from steamer, mash it with about ⅓ of sugar.
- 3
Transfer to a blender, add in water and another ⅓ of sugar. Blend till smooth.
- 4
Placed blended yam in a frying pan. Add 4-5 Tbsp of onion oil.
- 5
Add salt and remaining sugar and fry blended yam till mixture texture is drier.
- 6
Remove from frying pan and leave to cool.
- 7
Add toasted melon seeds to yam paste and mix well.
- 8
Keep in airtight container and refrigerate.
- 9
Yam paste will firm up after chilling