Pearls - 珍珠

My kids' favourite drink at home town is 珍珠奶茶 (pearl tea). 

Once, I went to oriental shop to look for pearls, I found them, but I didn't ended up buying.  They looked like little rocks to me, very very hard!!

I found  this 珍珠 recipe last month on the net.  It is by 周老师.  I decided to give it a try.  Wah, dreams come true!! 


Ingredients:

• 70g brown sugar
• 130g water
• 200g potato starch
• blue colouring (I used dried blue flowers from my 三姨, she calls it 'little blue flower') - this is optional

Procedure:

1. Boil brown sugar and water until sugar dissolved.
2. Pour boiling water onto potato starch. Stir well and start kneading it slightly to make it into a dough.
3. Roll it into about 0.6mm thickness.
4. Cut them into about 0.6mm strips, then to about 0.6mm cubes.

5. You may want to roll it into beads in your palms.  Personally, I don't mind square pearls : )
6. Cook for 3 minutes in boiling water.  Then, rinse 3 times in cold water.

7. They are now ready to add into your favourite dessert or drinks.

Give it a go, pearl lovers!