Chinese Sweet Potatoes Old Ginger Dessert Soup

Sweet potato ginger dessert soup is a very common and popular dessert soup among the Chinese. The ingredients used are simple, and the steps are easy too, but it is my favourite dessert-Chinese Sweet Potatoes Old Ginger Dessert Soup.

CHINESE VERSION: 橙黄番薯老姜糖水

Chinese Sweet Potatoes Old Ginger Dessert Soup | MyKitchen101en

Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients:

• 350 g yellow sweet potato (cut into chunks)
• 350 g orange sweet potato (cut into chunks)
• 35 g old ginger (smashed)
• 2 liter water
• 60 g small sago
• 130 g sugar
• 3 leaves pandan leaves

Instructions:

1 Cook small sago until semi-translucent (Refer: How to Cook Small Sago Pearls-Translucent & Chewy )

2 Bring 2 liter of water to the boil, add in ginger and sweet potatoes.

3 Bring to the boil again, turn to medium-low heat, cook, uncovered, for 6-7 minutes until potatoes are tender.

4 Add in the partially cooked small sago, sugar and pandan leaves, mix well.

5  Bring to the boil again.

6 Off the heat, cover, let the small sago soaks for 8-10 minutes.

7 After 10 minutes, the sago is fully translucent. Enjoy!

Chinese Sweet Potatoes Old Ginger Dessert Soup

Sweet potato ginger dessert soup is a very common and popular dessert soup among the Chinese. The ingredients used are simple, and the steps are easy too.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 40 mins

Course Dessert, Dessert Soup, Sweet Soup

Cuisine Chinese

Servings 10 servings

Calories 76 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 350 g yellow sweet potato cut into chunks
• 350 g orange sweet potato cut into chunks
• 35 g old ginger smashed
• 2 liter water
• 60 g small sago
• 130 g sugar
• 3 leaves pandan leaves

Instructions

 

• Cook small sago until semi-translucent (Refer: How to Cook Small Sago Pearls-Translucent & Chewy )
  
• Bring 2 liter of water to the boil, add in ginger and sweet potatoes.
  
• Bring to the boil again, turn to medium-low heat, cook, uncovered, for 6-7 minutes until potatoes are tender.
  
• Add in the partially cooked small sago, sugar and pandan leaves, mix well.
  
• Bring to the boil again.
  
• Off the heat, cover, let the small sago soaks for 8-10 minutes.
  
• After 10 minutes, the sago is fully translucent. Enjoy!
  

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Notes

This recipe yields 10 servings of soup.

The nutritional value for reference is for 1 serving of soup. 

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 76kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 1gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.02gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 54mgPotassium: 250mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 9931IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 0.4mg

Keyword ginger dessert soup, sweet potato ginger dessert soup

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