Sweet soup 糖水
Glutinous rice balls in ginger syrup
薑汁湯圓goeng1 zap1 tong1 jyun4
Traditionally eaten to warm and nourish. Best in cold weather. Ginger, slab sugar and glutinous rice are warm.
Good for The winter solstice sweet; ginger syrup is traditionally believed to warm you through.
- 30 minprep
- 20 mincook
- 4servings
- One potWinter
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Ingredients
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- 1¼ quarts1.2 LWater
No pantry items here. Buy the fresh fresh ginger locally or on Weee!.
Method
- Simmer the ginger and slab sugar in the water for 15 minutes.
- Mix the flour with about 180 ml warm water into a soft dough. Mix the ground sesame with a little sugar and soft butter or lard.
- Wrap a little filling in each ball of dough and roll smooth.
- Boil the balls in plain water until they float, plus 2 minutes, then move them into the ginger syrup.
Who should go easy
Rice balls are a choking risk for small children and older adults; cut them up.
Traditional Chinese food therapy, not medical advice. Ask your doctor if you are pregnant, on medication or unwell.
Ingredient natures from Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, "中醫食療——食物種類分析" (Dr Lam To-yee, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, 2022). How we judge a soup’s nature.
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