Horseshoe Cake

Name: Horseshoe Cake
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500g Horseshoe powder; 700g brown sugar; 300g crystal sugar; 500g Horseshoe Meat; Horseshoe powder 1L + sugar water 1.2L Shimizu; a little Corn oil

by Rou Hao Lin Qi

4.8 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

30m

Serving

2

Horseshoe cake is a traditional dessert snack in Guangdong Province, Fuzhou in Fujian Province and Southern Fujian. According to legend, it originated in the Tang Dynasty and was steamed with water chestnut powder mixed with water chestnuts. Water chestnut, also called horseshoe in Cantonese, hence the name. Its color is tea-yellow, translucent, can be folded without cracking, squeezing and continuous, soft, smooth, refreshing, tough, and very sweet. Horseshoe cake has a sweet taste and melts in the mouth. In summer, there are more mosquitoes. After eating horseshoe cake, it is very easy to be bitten by mosquitoes. It is recommended not to go out after tasting food to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. Take measures to prevent mosquitoes indoors. The phosphorus in water chestnuts is the highest among root vegetables. It can promote the growth and development of the human body and maintain the needs of physiological functions. It has great benefits for the development of teeth and bones. It can promote the metabolism of the three major substances of sugar, fat and protein in the body. , Adjust the acid-base balance. Therefore, water chestnuts are suitable for children to eat. Water chestnuts have a certain inhibitory effect on bacteria, and also have certain effects on lowering blood pressure and preventing cancer. Water chestnut contains crude protein and starch, which can promote the peristalsis of the large intestine. The crude fat contained in water chestnuts has the effect of smoothing the bowels and can be used to treat constipation. Water chestnut is tender and more fluid, which can treat fever and wound thirst, and has a certain adjuvant therapeutic effect on diabetic patients with excessive urination. The decoction of water chestnuts can diuretic and drain leaching, and has a certain therapeutic effect on those who urinate and drain and can be used as a good food therapy for patients with urinary tract infection. Water chestnuts also contain an antiviral substance that can inhibit meningitis and influenza viruses, and can be used to prevent the spread of meningitis and influenza. "

Ingredients

500g Horseshoe Powder
700g Brown Sugar
300g Crystal Sugar
500g Horseshoe Meat
Horseshoe powder 1L + sugar water 1.2L Shimizu
a little Corn Oil

Horseshoe Cake

1. I use this brand of horseshoe powder

2. 500g of horseshoe powder, boiled with 1 liter of hydration

3. Sieved and reserved

4. Horseshoe diced and set aside

5. Add 1.2 liters of water, add 1000g of brown sugar and rock sugar, and bring to a boil. (I prefer brown sugar, and the color of brown sugar is better, so my ratio of brown sugar is larger)

6. Add the horseshoe cubes, continue to boil, turn off the heat, and set aside.

7. After cooking the sugar water, remove the gas stove and let it cool for about 1 minute, which is about 80 degrees. Add two or three spoons of horseshoe powder and stir clockwise. (At this time, the sugar water thickens, a bit like jelly, and becomes transparent.) At this time, you should keep stirring at a constant speed. This step is very important. The state at this moment must be thick, otherwise the mixture made in the next step is too thin, and the steamed horseshoe cake and horseshoe will sink to the bottom. But it should not be too thick, otherwise it will not blend well with the horseshoe powder liquid at the back, and it will become agglomerated when steamed. This is also an important reason why the sugar water should be cooled for a while after it is boiled.

8. While stirring, slowly pour the remaining horseshoe liquid into the sugar and water mixture in the previous step. At this time, the mixed solution was opaque and thick. It's a bit like a paste state.

9. Take two deep dishes and brush with a layer of corn oil.

10. Pour the mixture

11. Put it on the steamer and steam it on high heat for about 20 minutes. The horseshoe cake is transparent. Just insert the chopsticks without powder.