Sweet Pine Nuts

Name: Sweet Pine Nuts (Su cha sung tzu)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 3 cups oil; 1-½ cup water; 2 tablespoons maltose (optional); ⅓ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon Kuei-Hua jam (optional); ⅔ cup sugar; ¼ pound pine seeds

Su cha sung tzu

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

¼ pound pine seeds
⅔ cup sugar
1-½ cup

Asia
Taiwan
Hunan
Snack
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Put the pine nuts into 3 cups of boiling water, boil about 10 seconds, remove and drain dry.
Boil 1 cup of water in a pot with sugar and maltose for about 1 minute. Add salt and Kuei-Hua jam. Pour in pine nuts. After it boils again, pour into a bowl, soak for about 4 hours.
Heat oil to 240°F, then add the pine nuts, deep fry over low heat for about 3