Hong Kong Style Nostalgic Steamed Rice Pudding (Put Chai Ko)
Translated from Chinese, the language of the reel.
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This is a traditional Hong Kong-style Steamed Rice Pudding with a chewy texture and moderate sweetness. The combination of dark brown sugar and slab sugar results in a beautiful deep amber color, a perfected recipe after multiple experiments.
- Time
- 85 minutes
- Equipment
- Stovetop
- Good for
- Snacks
- Cuisine
- East Asian
- Diet
- Vegan
Diet and allergen details are read from the ingredient names and are not certified.
Ingredients
Steps
Prepare Red Beans: No soaking required. Place red beans in a pot with water and boil for about an hour until the texture becomes soft.
Prepare Flour Slurry: Combine 100g rice flour and 15g tapioca starch in a bowl. Pour in 160ml water and stir until smooth and lump-free.
Make Sugar Syrup: In another pot, pour 200ml water and add 40g dark brown sugar and 40g slab sugar. Heat until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Mixing (Scaling): Immediately pour the piping hot sugar syrup into the prepared flour slurry, stirring constantly as you pour to mix evenly.
Prepare Molds: Apply a thin layer of cooking oil to the inside of the small pudding bowls (or molds). Add a suitable amount of softened red beans.
Steaming: Pour the mixed batter into the bowls. Place them in a steamer and steam over high heat for about 10 minutes.
Check and Fix: If the center is sunken or undercooked, steam for a bit longer. If there is a small hole in the center, you can fill it with red beans.
Cooling: Allow the rice pudding to cool completely before unmolding and serving.
Notes
Dark brown sugar is used to give the finished product a deeper, more attractive color; if only slab sugar is used, the color will be lighter. Tapioca starch provides a chewier (Q-bouncy) texture compared to wheat starch. It is normal for a small indentation to form in the center during steaming; you can simply fill it with red beans.
Nutrition
These are estimates per serving, worked out from the ingredients.
- Calories
- 216
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 47 g
- Fat
- 2 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
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