3-Ingredient Homemade Tanghulu Recipe
Equipment
- Pot for boiling
- Chopsticks, spoon, or thermometer to check the syrup readiness
- Wooden skewers for the fruits
- Measuring cup or weighing scale to measure the ingredients
- Tray lined with parchment paper
Ingredients
- Fruits such as strawberries blueberries, and kiwi (It’s up to you how many fruits you want to use.)
- 200 g white sugar
- 100 g water
Instructions
- Wash and clean the fruits thoroughly. Make sure there is no dirt or residue left on the skin.
- Then, pat them dry. Ensure they are completely dry before dipping into the syrup.
- Get your skewers and start skewering your favorite fruits.
- In a cooking pot, add 200g of sugar and 100g of water.
- Cook the sugar and water on high heat and bring to a boil.
- Once it boils and becomes sticky, turn the heat to low.
- Test the syrup if it is ready for coating using any of the following techniques mentioned in the Cooking Tips And Suggestions.a.Dip the chopstick into the syrup and immediately immerse it in cold water. The syrup on the chopsticks should harden immediately.b.Dip the spoon into ice-cold water and then into the hot syrup. The syrup should harden on the spoon as well.c.Check the temperature of the sugar and water mixture using a thermometer. It should be 150ºC or 300°F.d.Pour a bit of syrup into a bowl of water and ice. The syrup should form crystal threads and harden.
- When the syrup is ready for coating, dip the fruit skewer into the syrup and coat all sides of the fruits.
- Let it cool and harden on a tray lined with parchment paper. It should harden almost immediately or about 5 minutes.
- Enjoy tanghulu while it is crunchy and juicy!
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