Healthy [black Jelly]~cao Kueh

Every summer, in the Chaoshan area, whether in urban or rural areas, you can hear a burst of crisp "ding ding", or a scream of "cao kueh ho~"

In our place, there is also a saying: "When the grass kuih is cooked, the weather will change. Two bowls of deduction will make one." It means that if the kueh is cooked, the weather will become cloudy, and the kueh will not sell well, because the kueh is a "pet" in the hot summer!

Now let's take a look at the ingredients and production process of Cao Kueh~~ a traditional summer heat-relieving healthy food.
1. The material used to make Kuey grass: used to be wild, but now most of it is planted. There are two kinds of grass kueh grass: hard branches and soft branches. The taste is similar, but the hard branches are better, because the hard branches are thick and juicy.
Fresh grass kueh should be washed and dried. [Fresh grass kueh grass is grass green, it turns black after drying]
Sweet potato powder: Grind the sweet potato into silk, rinse with water, re-precipitate, dry, and set aside. (Now there are ready-made ones on the market)
Second, the production process
1. Wash the dried grass kueh grass first, put it in a pot and boil, boil it over a high fire, and then slowly boil it over a low fire. It takes about five hours to boil the grass kueh water until the grass kueh water becomes thick and black.
2. Filter the grass kueh grass with a filter sieve, leaving only the thick black and fragrant grass kueh water.
3. Put the dried sweet potato powder in a bowl, mix well with warm water, slowly pour into the grass kuih water, stir while pouring, and cook for another minute.
4. Put the cooked kueh on a bowl, sprinkle powdered sugar, or add honey for a better taste! Put the grass kueh in the refrigerator and ice it, the tender and refreshing black jelly makes people love it. "