With just 1 taro and a bit of tea and milk, you can make a delicious beverage that tastes just like the ones from the shop. Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to check out the recipe for taro milk tea right below!
1. White tapioca pearls
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients for White Tapioca Pearls For 2 people
White sugar 250 gr (can be adjusted to taste) Soft jelly powder 4 teaspoons (jelly powder) Hard jelly powder 1 teaspoon (agar powder) Filtered water 1 liter
Distinguishing between soft jelly powder and hard jelly powder
- Hard jelly powder will create a slight firmness and texture for the finished product. In contrast, soft jelly powder will give the product a softer, more wobbly texture compared to hard jelly powder.
- Soft jelly powder is often used to cook with various fruit juices to create a beautifully transparent white appearance. Hard jelly powder is usually mixed with coffee, pandan leaves, or chocolate to add another color to the finished product.
Tools required
Pot, a bottle or jar with a small opening to shape the tapioca pearls, stove, spoon, bowl,…
How to make White Tapioca Pearls
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Boil the jelly mixture
Heat 1 liter of slightly boiling water (note not to let it boil vigorously), then add 1 teaspoon of jelly powder and stir well. Next, mix the sugar with 4 teaspoons of soft jelly powder.
Add the sugar and soft jelly mixture to the pot and stir until dissolved. Then, simmer until the mixture thickens slightly.
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Shape the tapioca pearls
Then pour the jelly mixture into a clean bottle with a pointed tip (such as a bottle for pho sauce that can withstand heat).
Tip: If you do not have a heat-resistant bottle, let the mixture cool down a bit but still warm so that it does not solidify; we need to do this step so that when we pour the mixture into the bottle, the bottle does not shrink.
Prepare a large bowl of ice water, then pour about 1/2 cup of cooking oil in so that the oil and water are separated.
Drop the jelly mixture into the bowl, and the drops passing through the layer of oil will form into evenly round balls, which will then sink to the ice water to solidify, resulting in finished tapioca pearls.
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Completion
You take out the tapioca pearls and rinse off the oil, then place the pearls in a small bowl, mixing in some sugar and a little lime juice to enhance the flavor.
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Final Product
After finishing, you can add the tapioca pearls to lemon tea or milk tea to enjoy, with a chewy, crunchy taste that will surely blend well with the creamy flavor of milk tea or the refreshing sourness of lemon tea, you will definitely not be disappointed.
2. Taro Milk Tea
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Processing
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Taro Milk Tea Serves 2
Taro 1 tuber (200gr) Black tea 2 bags Condensed milk 100 gr Purple food coloring A little (optional) Taro balls A little (serve on the side if desired)
How to choose good taro that is not stringy
- Size: Choose tubers that are medium-sized, not too large and not too small.
- Shape: Choose tubers that are round and even, egg-shaped, with a rough skin, many roots, and soil sticking to the skin.
- Color: Choose taro with an outer skin that has many eyes; the inner flesh should have many purple veins for a chewy and delicious texture. If the outer skin is smooth, the taro will often be stringy.
Tools needed
How to make Taro Milk Tea
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Prepare and steam the taro
Peel the taro, wash it thoroughly, and cut it into small pieces.
Next, place the taro in the steamer and steam for about 20 minutes until it becomes soft.
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Make the milk tea
Place a pot on the stove, add 500ml of water and bring to a boil. Then, add 2 bags of black tea and continue to simmer on low heat for about 5 minutes to extract the tea.
Remove the tea bags and add 100g of condensed milk, stir well until the milk dissolves, then turn off the heat and let it cool.
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Blend taro with milk tea
Add the steamed taro, milk tea, and a little bit of purple food coloring into the blender. Blend the mixture until smooth for about 3 – 5 minutes to combine.
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Completion
Finally, add a few ice cubes, the taro milk tea, and a little tapioca pearls into a glass to enjoy.
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Final Product
The taro milk tea has a light fragrance, smooth texture, with a sweet and creamy taste, combined with the characteristic nuttiness of taro, blending with the rich flavor of black tea, making it appealing.
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It’s quick and simple to make yourself a cup of taro milk tea that is fragrant, rich, and sweet. Let’s do it with TasteVN right away, wish you success!
*Source of the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Feedy Delicious Food.
