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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
35 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
On a hot summer day, are you looking for a dish that is both refreshing and unique? Today, TasteVN will show you how to make Hong Kong mango sago – a sweet and refreshing dessert with an extremely simple recipe. Let’s get cooking right away with this dessert!
Ingredients for Hong Kong Mango Sago Serves 3
Ripe mango 3 fruits Grapefruit 1/2 fruit Sago pearls 100 gr Coconut milk 200 ml Unsweetened fresh milk 300 ml Sugar 60 gr
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh ripe mangoes
- Choose ripe, golden mangoes that feel firm to the touch, with smooth and shiny skin. When pressed gently, you should feel the firmness of the mango flesh; it should not be soft or bruised, as these are signs of good ripe mangoes.
- Avoid purchasing mangoes that have dark spots or those that look overly appealing on the outside.
- In reality, not all ripe mangoes are yellow, and not all mangoes that are not fragrant are unripe. Therefore, you should also consider to choose the mangoes that you prefer.
How to choose delicious, juicy pomelo
- When buying, you should choose pomelo fruits with shiny, firm, yellowish skin. When held, they should feel heavy, and the skin should still be fresh, not dry.
- Ripe pomelos often have small stems, flat bottoms, and evenly large spines.
- In addition, you should prioritize choosing fruits that, when you flick the skin with your finger, make a “pop pop” sound, feeling juicy rather than hollow and spongy.
- Avoid choosing pomelo fruits with small, thick spines, as this indicates that the pomelo is still immature, and the segments are smaller and more sour.
What is Sago?
- Sago is a starch extracted from the spongy core of various tropical palm trees, especially Metroxylon sagu.
- As a type of starch, the health benefits of sago mainly come from carbohydrates. This carbohydrate content allows sago to serve as a staple food in some parts of the world.
- Sago is often cooked and used to prepare various dishes, such as cooking with desserts, mixing with boiling water to create a paste, or for baking.
- You can find sago at specialty baking supply stores or purchase it from reputable e-commerce sites for about 100,000 VND/1kg.
Tools needed
How to make Hong Kong Mango Sago
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Prepare the grapefruit and mango
Peel the green skin and the white flesh of the grapefruit, then gently use a knife to separate the segments inside. Afterwards, use your hands to break the grapefruit segments apart.
Peel the mango, then cut the mango flesh into bite-sized square pieces. Blend half of the mango flesh in a blender until smooth, and set the remaining part aside in a bowl.
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Cook the sago
Boil a pot of water on the stove, then add the sago and cook for about 15 – 20 minutes over medium heat, until the sago becomes transparent and floats to the surface, then remove and soak in a bowl of cold water to prevent the pearls from sticking together!
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Cook coconut milk
Add 60g of sugar, 300ml of unsweetened fresh milk, 200ml of coconut milk, and 150ml of water to a pot, then stir over medium heat for about 5 minutes until the sugar completely dissolves and the coconut milk mixture is well blended.
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Cook mango sago dessert
Add the pureed mango and the separated grapefruit segments along with the cooked sago seeds into the pot of coconut milk mixture, then stir well and cook for about 2 minutes before turning off the heat.
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Finished Product
Serve the mango dessert in a bowl and add a little mango flesh on top to enjoy right away.
Mango Hong Kong – Mango sago with bright yellow color and shimmering sago pearls is very eye-catching. This mango dessert will surely captivate you with the sweet aroma of mango, combined with juicy grapefruit segments, a slight sourness, and chewy sago pearls that are fun to chew.
You can place it in the refrigerator for 1 – 2 hours or add a few ice cubes according to your preference to make the dessert cooler, helping to effectively beat the summer heat!
What is Mango Sago?
- Mango Sago – Mango Sago dessert or mango grapefruit dessert is a dessert originating from Hong Kong, very popular and favored in recent years.
- This dessert consists of main ingredients such as mango, grapefruit, and especially sago seeds, the combination of which creates an interesting experience when tasting as well as a sweet and slightly sour flavor that is very palatable.
- This dessert is also very suitable for hot sunny days, helping to refresh and cool down as well as being an ideal dessert after meals.
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With the very simple recipe above, you can easily succeed in making the delicious and attractive Hong Kong mango sago to enjoy with friends and family on hot summer days. Give it a try right away!
