Today, let’s immediately refer to the preparation method for 2 desserts made from extremely sweet and fresh rambutan with the recipe instructions from TasteVN! Let’s get cooking right away to invite the whole family to enjoy!
1. Rambutan and lotus seed dessert
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Rambutan and lotus seed dessert Serves 4
Regular rambutan 600 gr Wild rambutan 600 gr Lotus seeds 200 gr Rock sugar 250 gr Sliced almonds 20 gr Pandan leaves 1 stalk Salt 1/2 teaspoon
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh lotus seeds
- You should choose mature lotus seeds that are firm, with a glossy skin, and are either off-white or deep yellow. Because when cooked, these seeds will be soft, rich, and have a very distinctive aroma.
- Be careful not to choose young seeds, those that are too small, seeds that have lost their centers, dry seeds, or moldy seeds. Because these seeds will turn bland and lose their delicious taste when processed.
How to choose fresh and delicious rambutan
- Rambutan, also known as yellow-fleshed rambutan, has a sweet and sour taste and a fragrant aroma similar to regular rambutan.
- Rambutan has a red-pink outer skin instead of the bright red, slightly darker skin of regular rambutan. You should choose round fruits that are still in a cluster, with green, young spines.
- If you smell a distinctive aroma, then the rambutan is ripe. Avoid buying fruits that show signs of insect bites, immature fruits, or those that have fallen from the branch.
How to make Rambutan and lotus seed dessert
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Boil lotus seeds
Add about 800ml of water into a pot, then add 200g of lotus seeds and 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and cook until the water boils on low heat for about 15 – 25 minutes until the lotus seeds are soft.
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Prepare rambutan
For regular rambutan, use a knife to cut the outer shell in half and remove the top half of the shell. Next, make a small cut across the top edge of the rambutan.
Use the knife to peel a circle around the seed to separate the seed from the rambutan. Then, scoop out some cooked lotus seeds and stuff them into the hollow part of the rambutan where you just removed the seed.
For wild rambutan, you only need to remove the shell and seed.
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Cook the ingredients together
After the lotus seeds are cooked, add 250g of rock sugar, 1 pandan leaf, and 1.5 liters of water. When the water boils, skim off the foam from the surface and reduce the heat.
After about 5 minutes, remove the pandan leaf, add 600g of forest rambutan with seeds removed, and the white rambutan stuffed with lotus seeds, then cook for an additional 10 minutes until done.
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Completion
Scoop the dessert into a bowl ensuring it contains enough forest rambutan, white rambutan, lotus seeds, and sprinkle some almond slices on top. You can also decorate with a few pandan leaves to finish the lotus seed dessert with rambutan.
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Finished Product
Lychee longan dessert has a light sweet and slightly sour taste of lychee combined with the rich flavor of lotus seeds and almonds, creating a delightful experience when enjoying this dessert. Let’s make it right away with TasteVN!
2. Lychee Longan Dessert
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Lychee Longan Dessert For 5 people
Lychee 1.5 kg Longan 1.5 kg Pineapple 1 fruit Black apple 100 gr Red apple 100 gr Sugar 2 tablespoons Salt a little
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to Choose Fresh Lychee
- Choose lychee that is pink-red, round, and has few thorns, indicating they are ripe.
- Additionally, it’s advisable to select bunches of lychee with branches still attached and leaves that are green and fresh, as these are usually freshly harvested and retain their sweetness.
- When buying, if you gently press the lychee and it has a certain degree of elasticity, it is fresh and good.
- Avoid choosing lychee that has many thorns or is still green, as they will taste very sour.
How to choose fresh and delicious pineapple
- Fresh and delicious pineapple will have a bright yellow color, indicating that these fruits are ripe and tasty. Avoid choosing fruits with a dark brown color as they are overripe and will soon spoil.
- In addition, for shape, choose fruits that are slightly round and short. Particularly, the fruits with larger eyes are better, as they will have more flesh than others.
- Besides, limit choosing fruits that are overly ripe as they will spoil quickly and may ferment, which can be checked by the aroma. Do not choose fruits with a strong smell, but only select those that have a sweet, moderate fragrance.
Where to buy red and black apples?
- You can find red and black apples at dry goods stores, traditional markets, Chinese medicine shops, supermarkets,… or you can also look for them on e-commerce websites.
- When buying, pay attention to see if the apples are intact or if there are any strange smells or any unusual signs!
How to make Rambutan and Lychee Dessert
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Prepare the fruits
Peel the rambutan and leave it whole or you can remove the seeds as you like!
For lychee, peel it, remove all the seeds, and then cut it in half.
For pineapple, peel it, clean the eyes, and then cut it into small cubes.
Wash the red and black apples with water and let them drain.
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Cook Rambutan and Lychee dessert
Put 3 liters of water into a pot and place it on the stove. When the water boils, add 100g of red apples and cook for 5 minutes to let the apples swell.
Then, add 100g of black apples and boil for 10 minutes before adding rambutan and pineapple to the pot for another 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, add all the lychee along with 2 tablespoons of sugar, stir well and cook for about another 2 minutes, then turn off the heat, let it cool and serve in a glass to enjoy.
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Final product
A glass of Rambutan and Lychee dessert is visually appealing thanks to the variety of fruits. When tasting, you will feel the refreshing taste along with the natural sweetness, combined with the chewy texture of lychee and the crunchiness of rambutan that will make your taste buds “dance”!
You can add ice to enjoy. Ensure that everyone in the family will love this dish!
How to choose fresh and delicious rambutan
- You must choose fresh, delicious fruits, discarding those that are wilted, dry, or have been damaged by insects.
- A tasty rambutan is one with a still firm skin; if pressed hard, it should not feel watery or deflated. Those with soft skin that can release juice or split in half are either spoiled, near spoilage, or rotten.
- For fresh rambutans, the spikes on the skin should still be green or bright red. If the spikes have turned black, that means the fruit is wilted.
- When buying rambutans, you should also taste one. By tasting, you will know the actual quality of the rambutan. Sometimes, even if the outer skin is red and ripe, it may not be sweet inside due to being sun-ripened, and might even be sour. Therefore, tasting is necessary to determine the exact deliciousness.
- You can add wild rambutan to your desserts, which will enhance the color and flavor of the dish.
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Hope that with the 2 recipes shared by TasteVN, you will have delicious and nutritious rambutan sweet soup for the whole family during the hot days. Wishing you success in making the dish and enjoy it with your family!
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