With a simple flour mixing formula, you can make a batch of chewy, soft, and fragrant tapioca pearls for the whole family, ensuring hygiene. In the special section Into the kitchen, let’s learn 2 ways to make tapioca pearls using rice flour to enjoy with milk tea together with TasteVN!
1. Black sugar tapioca pearls using rice flour
Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Black sugar tapioca pearls using rice flour For 4 people
Rice flour 102 gr Black sugar 137 gr Filtered water 185 ml
What is black sugar?
- Black sugar is a type of sugar that has not undergone refinement, allowing it to retain the natural color and sweetness of sugarcane compared to other types of sugar.
- Additionally, the granules of black sugar are larger than those of refined white sugar but dissolve very easily in water.
- Besides the name black sugar, this type of sugar is also known by other names such as golden sugar and red sugar.
How to make Black sugar tapioca pearls using rice flour
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Cook black sugar syrup
First, add 45gr of black sugar and 62ml of hot water into a bowl, then stir well until the sugar dissolves. After that, cool this sugar water in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
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Cook and knead the tapioca dough
Next, add 68gr of rice flour into the sugar water and stir well until the mixture is smooth.
Then, continue to add 34gr of rice flour and mix well until the dough sticks together. At this point, transfer the dough to a kneading surface until it forms a homogeneous, smooth, and elastic mass.
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Shaping the tapioca pearls
Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough, then use a knife to cut the dough into small square pieces, about the size of 1/2 of a small finger.
Next, take each piece and roll it into a ball. To prevent sticking, after rolling the tapioca pearls, coat them with a layer of dry rice flour.
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Boiling tapioca pearls
Boil 1 pot of water, then add the tapioca pearls to boil, using a ladle to stir gently for about 30 seconds to prevent the pearls from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
Continue boiling the tapioca pearls over high heat for 3 – 5 minutes until they become translucent and float to the surface of the water, indicating they are cooked.
Next, remove the tapioca pearls and place them in a strainer, rinse immediately under running water to cool them down, then soak them in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes. Finally, take the tapioca pearls out of the strainer and let them drain.
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Cooking tapioca pearls with brown sugar
Place a pot on the stove, add 92g of brown sugar and 123ml of water, then cook over medium heat until the sugar water thickens slightly.
Next, add the tapioca pearls to the pot and stir well until the thick sugar water evenly coats the tapioca pearls, and it’s done.
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Final Product
Put a little tapioca pearls into a cup along with fresh milk tea and ice, and you have a refreshing drink ready to enjoy.
Black sugar tapioca made from rice flour has a chewy texture that blends perfectly with the sweet and fragrant black sugar syrup, ensuring this ingredient will make your drink delicious and irresistible!
2. Black sugar tapioca made from rice flour
Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Black sugar tapioca made from rice flour For 2 people
Rice flour 67 gr Cocoa powder 30 gr Black sugar 100 gr
Distinguishing cocoa powder and chocolate powder
- Cocoa powder is ground from chocolate liquor after the liquid is extracted (removing cocoa butter). This type of powder is light or dark brown (depending on the alkalization process), has a bitter taste, and occasionally a slight sourness.
- Chocolate powder is a mixture of cocoa powder and cocoa butter, blended with sugar and milk. This type of powder is divided into 3 types: dark chocolate, white, and brown corresponding to tastes like bitter, moderately sweet, and bittersweet.
How to make Black tapioca using rice flour
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Making tapioca dough
Put 67g of rice flour and 30g of cocoa powder into a large bowl and mix well. Then, pour this flour mixture into a pot of syrup.
Use a flat whisk to continuously mix until all the ingredients stick together. At this point, transfer the dough to a large bowl and knead until the dough forms a smooth, pliable mass.
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Shaping the tapioca pearls
Next, divide the dough into equal parts about the size of a small finger and roll them into balls.
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Boil tapioca pearls
Boil a pot of water, then drop the tapioca pearls in and cook for about 5 minutes until the pearls turn translucent and float to the surface of the water, which indicates they are done.
After that, pour the mixture through a sieve to collect the tapioca pearls.
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Cook tapioca pearls with syrup
Place a new pot on the stove, add about 150 – 200ml of water, and bring it to a boil. Then, add 50g of brown sugar and stir until dissolved.
Next, add the tapioca pearls to the pot, stirring continuously over medium heat until the mixture thickens. You can adjust the seasoning to taste before turning off the heat.
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Final Product
Each black tapioca pearl made from glutinous rice flour shines when evenly coated with a sweet, delicious syrup. Taking a bite will immediately reveal its chewy texture, making it fun to chew and incredibly easy to eat.
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With just basic, easy-to-find ingredients, you can successfully make 2 ways to make tapioca pearls from rice flour that are delicious. TasteVN is confident that these chewy tapioca pearls will make your drink even more appealing!
