CHINESE SWEET SOUPS: This is another of my personal favourite. It will not disappoint if you decide to give it a try.

TARO & SAGO SWEET SOUP 芋頭西米露:

 

 

10 oz. taro or Chinese yam, peeled and diced                                    

4 oz. sago

6 oz. rock sugar                                                          

2 ½ cups water            

½ cup evaporated milk                                               

¾ cup coconut milk

 

 

 

Put taro in a bowl/dish sitting in a bamboo steamer fitted over a large pot of boiling water. Cover steamer and cook taro over high heat for 10 minutes or until tender.

 

Soak sago in boiling water to cover for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent clumping together. Drain. Put sago in a non-stick saucepan and cook it, with enough water to cover, over medium heat until it turns transparent. Drain and rinse under running water, then drain again.

 

Bring 2 ½ cups water to a boil and add sugar, stirring to dissolve. Add taro and sago and cook, stirring, until water comes back to boil. Remove from heat, stir in evaporated milk and coconut milk. Reheat without boiling and serve right away.