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PreparationPeel and dice 30 water chestnuts in 1cm size.
Ingredients:water chestnuts (30 piece)
Tools:knife
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Thai Red Rubies in Coconut Milk
groups4 servingsspeedEasycountertopsPrep: 10 minsskilletCook: 15 minsscheduleTotal: 25 minsoutdoor_grillBoiled
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7 Steps Total
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Active CookingAdd 1 teaspoon of red food colouring to the diced water chestnuts, coat all evenly, add 3 tablespoons of water, and let them sit for about 10 to 15 minutes.
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Watch out
Make sure all water chestnuts are evenly coated in red before letting them sit, otherwise the color will be patchy.
Ingredients:water chestnutsred food colouring (1 tsp)
Tools:bowl
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Active CookingBoil 500ml of coconut milk, add 4 stalks of pandan leaves, add slightly less than 1/4 cup of sugar, and add a pinch of salt. Turn off the fire once the sugar and salt have melted.
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Watch out
Turn off the heat as soon as the sugar and salt melt, otherwise high heat will cause the coconut milk to curdle.
Ingredients:Coconut milk (500 ml)Pandan Leaves (4 piece)sugar (0.25 cup)Salt
Tools:small pot
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Active CookingRemove as much liquid as possible from the soaked water chestnuts, use about 200g of tapioca flour, coat the water chestnuts with flour evenly and thoroughly, and then sieve out excess flour.
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Coat all water chestnuts evenly and thoroughly with flour, otherwise the color will bleed out into the water when boiling.
Ingredients:water chestnutstapioca flour (200 g)
Tools:strainer
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Active CookingAdd all coated water chestnuts to boiling water. Try not to stir. Cook until all of them float up to the surface.
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Watch out
Do not stir while boiling, otherwise the flour coating will dissolve into the water and ruin the rubies.
Ingredients:water chestnutstapioca flour
Tools:small pot
06
Active CookingOnce done, remove all cooked red rubies and soak them in a bowl of ice water.
Ingredients:water chestnuts
Tools:slotted spoonbowl
07
Active CookingAssemble the dessert by ladling coconut milk over the red rubies in serving bowls. Blend coconut milk with ice for a cooler serving.
Ingredients:water chestnuts (30 piece)Coconut milk (500 ml)
Tools:bowlblender
groceryAll Ingredients
water chestnuts30 piece
Coconut milk500 ml
sugar0.25 cup
Pandan Leaves4 piece
Salt
tapioca flour200 g
red food colouring1 tsp
blenderAll Tools Needed
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