Almond Jelly Chinese Style

Name: Almond Jelly Chinese Style (Hsing jen tou fu)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 4 cups cold sugar water (4 cups cold water, 1 cup sugar); 4 cups cold sugar water (4 cups cold water, 1 cup sugar); 1 cup diced fresh fruit (assorted) or canned fruit cocktail; 4 cups cold sugar water (4 cups cold water, 1 cup sugar); 1 cup diced fresh fruit (assorted) or canned fruit cocktail; ⅓ oz. agar (or 2 envelope unflavored gelatin); ⅓ oz. agar (or 2 envelope unflavored gelatin); 5 cups cold water; 2 tablespoons sugar; 3 tablespoons milk (canned unflavored); 4 tablespoons almond syrup or 2 teaspoons almond extract; 4 tablespoons almond syrup or 2 teaspoons almond extract

Hsing jen tou fu

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

⅓ oz. agar (or 2 envelope unflavored gelatin)
5 cups cold water

Asia
Taiwan
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

After cleaning the agar-agar with water, squeeze and place in a deep pan, cook with 5 cups cold water about 15 minutes over medium heat. If using gelatin, dissolve the powder in 4 tablespoons water.
Add 2 tablespoons sugar to agar or gelatin. When the sugar is blended, strain into a big bowl.
Add milk and 2 tablespoons almond syrup (or 1 teaspoon almo