【Guangdong】Red dates and sweet potato syrup

Overview

Sweet potato syrup is a delicious Han Chinese snack, which belongs to Cantonese style syrup. Moisturizes the stomach and nourishes the skin, suitable for all seasons. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into cubes. Soak the red dates in warm water and rinse thoroughly. Bring the water in the pot to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low, add the sweet potato cubes, dried red dates and ginger slices and cook for 60 minutes. Add rock sugar and cook briefly before eating until completely melted. Of course, the first method at this time is to cook it in a casserole. Now we are in a hurry and use a rice cooker or pressure cooker to cook it. It is very fast and you don’t have to watch the heat. The finished sugar water is also delicious. Don’t forget it. This season and this holiday is a must have a sugar drink like this.

Tags

• sugar water
• cantonese cuisine
• brown sugar
• red dates
• ginger
• sweet potato

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare sweet potatoes, ginger slices and red dates.

   

2. 2 Soak the red dates in boiling water to remove surface impurities, peel and slice the ginger.

   

3. 3 Peel the sweet potatoes and put them into the pot with a knife, and put the red dates and ginger slices into the pot.

   

4. 4 Add water, the amount of water is determined by personal preference.

   

5. 5 Select the cooking function and set the timer for 25 minutes.

   

6. 6 After cooking, add half a teaspoon of brown sugar to taste.

   

7. 7 This completes a Cantonese-style red date and sweet potato syrup.