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Taiwanese Taro Balls

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 458

Ingredients

  • 2 taros
  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • 1 cup sweet potato starch
  • 5 tbsp sugar
  • ½ inch fresh ginger
  • ¼ cup brown sugar

Instructions

  • All ingredients ready? Let's begin!
  • Peel the sweet potatoes and the taro. Cut into small cubes about an inch in size.
  • Steam the potatoes and taro for 30 minutes or until they are soft all the way through. You can do this using a bamboo steamer or in a rice cooker if it has a steamer basket.
  • Once the potatoes are all soft, remove and separate the sweet potatoes and the taro into separate bowls.
  • Use a potato masher or fork to smash the contents of each bowl until smooth and without chunks. Add to each bowl 2 ½ tbsps of white sugar and ½ cup of potato starch. Mix well using a fork or your hands.
  • If the mixture is too wet, add more potato starch. If it becomes too crumbly and dry, add a little bit of water. The texture should be similar to play-dough.
  • Section the taro in half and the sweet potato in half.
  • Roll each section in a thin log about 1/3rd inch wide. Chop the logs into pieces that are roughly equal in width and height.
  • Sprinkle extra potato starch around all the pieces and roll them around to coat them in the starch.
  • Place a large pot of water over high heat and bring to a boil. Add the taro and sweet potato balls once the water boils. When they float to the top, turn the heat to medium-low and allow to simmer for 3 minutes before removing from heat and draining.
  • To make the syrup, add 4 cups of water to a pan. Roughly slice the ginger and add to pan then bring to a boil.
  • Add the brown sugar. Allow it to boil for 2 minutes and stir to make sure the sugar melts.
  • Remove the syrup from heat and discard the pieces of ginger.
  • Add the taro and sweet potato balls to the syrup and serve warm.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 113g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 648mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 16061IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 1mg