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How to make taro ball?

Taro dumplings are a famous southern Fujian snack, a traditional snack in Taiwan and Fujian.

Come to see how to make handmade taro balls, you can always enjoy the flavor of southern Fujian at home.

The practice is as follows:

The practice of taro ball:

Ingredients: taro ball is not necessarily made with taro, purple potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin and so on can be. It is best to use tapioca flour, more Q elastic some, can not buy, had to use sweet potato flour, will be soft and sticky some. Flour is just used as a hand powder.

Making process:

First step: steamed purple potatoes and sweet potatoes, mashed into puree.

The second cloth: add sweet potato flour and water, knead into a ball, do not rush, until the dough does not stick to the hands, the powder all kneaded into the mashed potato can be. If you add water when it's dry and powder when it's wet, you'll need to use a lot of sweet potato flour.

The third step is to roll the dough into long strips and cut them into small pieces. You can sprinkle some flour to prevent them from sticking together.

Step 4: Boil the water, put the taro ball in, the taro ball floats up is cooked. Fish it up and put it in cold boiled water to soak, so it will be more Q-bouncy. If you can't finish the raw taro ball, you can put it in the refrigerator to freeze.

Step 5: Soak red beans, green beans, and lotus seeds for one night in advance, and add rock sugar to cook into sugar water.

Step 6: Add cooked taro rounds to the sugar water, and you can start!