How to Cook Delicious An Giang Pomelo Sweet Soup with Authentic Flavor

How to Make An Giang Grapefruit Dessert

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  Prepare mung beans

  Soak 100g of peeled mung beans in a bowl with 300ml of water for about 4 hours until the beans are soft, then drain and rinse with water before placing them in the steaming rack.

  Next, add 500ml of water and the steaming rack with the rinsed mung beans into a pot. Cover and steam on high heat for about 5 minutes until the water boils, then reduce the heat to low and steam for about 20 minutes until the mung beans are soft.

  

  

  

  
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  Prepare the grapefruit peel

  When you buy grapefruit to avoid bitterness when eating, use a knife to cut off the entire green outer skin. Then use the tip of the knife to make a few cuts around the grapefruit pulp and separate the pulp from the fruit.

  Next, you peel off some of the spongy part inside the grapefruit pulp and cut the pulp into small cubes. This will help the grapefruit pulp be crispy and tastier when eaten.

  

  

  

  
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  Cook the grapefruit pulp

  Place a pot on the stove, add 250ml of water and 1/2 teaspoon of fine salt, stir well and cook over medium heat for about 2 minutes until the water in the pot boils, then add the grapefruit pulp.

  Then use a spoon to stir quickly for 15 seconds, then lift the pot and pour it into a strainer to filter out the grapefruit pulp and rinse the pulp with water about 3 – 4 times until the bitterness is gone, then squeeze out the excess water and place it in a bowl.

  Next, add 50g of sugar, 50g of tapioca flour, and 150ml of cooled boiled water into the bowl, then use a spoon to stir well until the ingredients and seasonings are dissolved, then add the squeezed grapefruit pulp.

  Stir well until the grapefruit pulp returns to a plump state, then add 60g of tapioca flour, gently stir until the tapioca flour is absorbed and coats the grapefruit pulp evenly.

  

  

  

  
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  Prepare syrup for boiling grapefruit pulp

  Place a pot on the stove, add 1 liter of filtered water and 250g of palm sugar, boil on high heat while stirring continuously until the sugar dissolves completely, then cover the pot and cook for another 2 minutes until the palm sugar syrup boils, then add the grapefruit pulp.

  Boil on medium heat for about 6 minutes until the syrup boils again, the grapefruit pulp becomes clear, taste it and if there is no floury taste, the grapefruit pulp is ready. You can use a slotted spoon to transfer the grapefruit pulp into a bowl of cold water to cool it down and make the grapefruit pulp crispier and tastier.

  Tip: To keep the grapefruit pulp crispy, do not boil it too long!

  

  

  

  
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  Make coconut milk

  First, you add 50g of tapioca flour and 15ml of boiled water that has cooled down into a bowl, then stir well until the flour is completely dissolved.

  Next, you add 100ml of coconut milk into a pot, then cook over low heat while stirring continuously for about 2 minutes until the coconut milk is hot. Then, while stirring continuously, slowly add the prepared tapioca flour mixture over about 5 minutes until the mixture thickens to your desired consistency, then you stop and turn off the heat.

  

  

  

  
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  Making pomelo dessert

  Dissolve 35g of tapioca starch and 65ml of water in a bowl. Then, slowly add the tapioca mixture into the pot of palm sugar syrup while stirring continuously over low heat until the starch is cooked and slightly thickened.

  Once the tapioca starch is cooked and thickened, slowly add the steamed mung beans while stirring continuously over low heat for about 5 minutes until the mung beans are evenly mixed into the dessert mixture.

  Finally, use a slotted spoon to scoop out the pomelo flesh that is soaking in cold water to drain, then add it to the cooking dessert. Gradually add while stirring just like the mung beans until all the pomelo flesh is added, then turn off the heat.

  Scoop the freshly cooked dessert into a bowl and add a tablespoon of thick coconut milk on top of the dessert surface, and you can immediately enjoy this delicious dessert!

  

  

  

  
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  Finished product

  The pomelo dessert from An Giang after completion will have an enticing aroma characteristic of palm sugar. When eaten, one can feel the smooth, sweet syrup blending with the buttery mung beans and the crunchy pomelo flesh that tantalizes the taste.

  To make the dessert even more delicious, you should eat it right away while it is hot and remember to invite family and friends to enjoy it together!