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Sweet potato and snow fungus dessert soup

You can serve this soup warm but I prefer to serve it chilled with a few ice cubes in it. Destination Flavour China

  • serves

    8-10

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    1 hour

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

8-10

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

1

hour

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 100 g dried snow fungus (available from Asian grocers)
  • 150 g yellow rock sugar
  • 5 cm piece ginger, peeled and bruised
  • 1 yellow-fleshed sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1 tbsp goji berries
  • pinch of salt
Soaking time 1 hour

Instructions

1. Soak the fungus in cold water for at least 30 minutes, then remove and discard the hard base.

2. Cut the fungus into 5 cm pieces.

3. Place 2 litres of water in a saucepan and bring to a very low simmer. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Reduce the heat to as low as possible, add the remaining ingredients, cover and cook at a bare simmer for 1 hour or until the sweet potato is tender.

4. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Serve warm or chilled. 

Photography by Adam Liaw.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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Published 10 January 2024 5:08pm
By Adam Liaw
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