Tapioca Pearl Pudding With Lychees And Mango Food

TAPIOCA PEARL PUDDING WITH LYCHEES AND MANGO

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a heavy medium saucepan, then stir in tapioca. Simmer, stirring often, 10 minutes. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand until most of pearls are translucent, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Drain syrup from lychees into a small saucepan and add sugar, zest, ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes, then remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
• Coarsely chop lychees and put in a bowl with mango. Drain tapioca in a colander and rinse under cold water until cool, then add to fruit. Strain syrup though a fine- mesh sieve into fruit. Stir in lime juice and let stand 1 hour for flavors to blend.

COCONUT TAPIOCA WITH PINEAPPLE, MANGO, AND LIME

Steps:

• 1. In a small saucepan, combine the milk, coconut milk, and vanilla and bring to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat. Stir in the tapioca, decrease the heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes, or until the tapioca is softened. The tapioca will become translucent and will no longer have a white center when it is fully cooked.
• 2. Meanwhile, put the pineapple (either fresh or canned with juice) and the apple juice concentrate in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Using a small paring knife, split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise, and scrape the seeds into the juice.
• 3. Decrease the heat to medium-low and simmer the juice and fruit for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the juice becomes thick and syrupy. It will thicken up and boil a little slower as it reduces. Watch out that it does not over-boil or burn; you may need to decrease the heat as it thickens. Remove from the heat and strain the pineapple from the juice. Put the pineapple in a bowl and refrigerate until chilled.
• 4. Remove the tapioca from the heat and stir in the reduced juice and the salt. Transfer the tapioca mixture to a bowl, cover lightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until it cools completely, at least 3 hours or up to overnight.
• 5. Right before serving, fold about half of the diced mango and the lime juice into the tapioca. Divide the pudding evenly into clear glasses. Fold the remaining mango into the reserved chopped pineapple. Spoon the fruit on top of the pudding to cover in an even layer. Garnish with a little grated lime zest. Serve immediately.

LARGE PEARL TAPIOCA PUDDING (AKA EYEBALL PUDDING)

Steps:

• Bring milk to a boil in a double boiler over simmering water.
• Add salt and tapioca to milk.
• Stirring constantly, cook tapioca in double boiler for 1 hour or until tapioca is clear and milk is thickened.
• Beat egg whites with 1/2 cup sugar until firm peaks, set aside.
• Beat yolks with remaining 1/2 cup sugar.
• Temper yolks with some of the hot custard.
• Stir tempered yolks into hot custard, cook over double boiler an additional 15 minutes.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Remove from heat and gently fold in egg whites.
• Pour tapioca into a serving bowl, cover and chill.