Grass Jelly Dessert Food

GRASS JELLY (涼粉)

Steps:

• Weight the dried platostoma palustre plant 40 g which is around 3 cups.
• Wash, soak and rinse the dried platostoma palustre plant to remove dust and sand.
• In a big pot, add 8 cups of water, ½ teaspoon baking soda and the washed platostoma palustre plant. Then, turn on a high fire and boil it. When it's boiling, turn the fire to medium small and simmer for 30-45 minutes.
• After that, let it cool off, use your hands to rub the plants to get the slimy thing out and mix with the liquid.
• Then, use a strainer bag to remove the big pieces of herb.
• After that, use a fine strainer to remove smaller pieces of herb. Remember to do this step twice. (The result of liquid is around 4-4.5 cups. And, I like 4.5 cups texture better.)
• Next, in a small container mix 4 tablespoons of water and 4.5 tablespoons of cornstarch or potato starch.
• Pour the cornstarch mixture from step 7 into the liquid, keep stirring until it thickens. (Also, potato starch has better texture. However, cornstarch works well.)
• Pour the thicken mixture into a container and refrigerate for 3-6 hours.
• After that, cut the grass jelly into cubes.
• You can serve with syrup.
• Or, serve it with condensed milk, milk, coconut milk and fruits.

GRASS JELLY DESSERT

Steps:

• Add your grass jelly to a bowl.
• Add your choice of ingredients for the milk base and toppings to the bowl and serve warm or cold!

GRASS JELLY DESSERT

Steps:

• Whisk together the coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, ice cubes and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl or 4-cup pitcher. Refrigerate the coconut milk mixture until chilled.
• Divide the grass jelly (if some liquid goes onto the plate, it's ok), mango, strawberries and tapioca pearls among 4 shallow bowls. Pour about 2/3 cup of the chilled coconut mixture into each bowl. Top with a scoop of ice cream, if desired, and enjoy immediately.