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Rice-Flour Balls in Syrup
These little rice balls in a fragrant broth are known as tong yuan. Hunan cooks give the balls a delicate pink tint on special occasions, as the colour symbolizes prosperity. The sugar syrup is flavoured with tangerine peel.
Ingredients
Method
- Sift the two flours and the salt into a bowl and add the tepid water to make soft dough. Dissolve the red colouring in a little water and mix into the dough.
- Divide the dough into two pieces and roll each on a floured board into a sausage shape about
2 cm