Sweet Potato with Longan Infused in Ginger Water

Sweet Potato with Longan infused in Ginger Water

Shiokman Eddie
Course Dessert
Cuisine Chinese

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g Purple sweet potatoes
  • 30 g rock sugar
  • 400 ml water
  • 2 slices of ginger
  • Pandan leaves
  • 500 g Orange sweet potatoes
  • 50 g Rock sugar
  • 1 litre water
  • 5 slices of ginger
  • 70 g dried longans
  • Pandan leaves

Instructions
 

  • Peel, cut and steam the purple and orange sweet potatoes (with pandan leaves) for about 20 minutes.
  • To prevent the purple sweet potatoes from staining the orange sweet potatoes, steam the 2 types of sweet potatoes in separate trays.

ORANGE SWEET POTATOES

  • Add ginger slices and crushed pandan leaves and boil for about 10 minutes
  • Add rock sugar and stir until it dissolves completely
  • Add steamed orange sweet potatoes and dried longans and bring it to a boil. Turn off the flame and cover the pot.

PURPLE SWEET POTATOES

  • In the same way, boil purple sweet potatoes in water with ginger slices and pandan leaves; add rock sugar and purple sweet potatoes. Turn off the flame and cover the pot.

SERVING

  • Serve orange and purple sweet potatoes, longans with ginger water for a refreshing hot or chilled dessert.
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