Purple Sweet Potato

Name: Purple Sweet Potato
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 200g Corn flour; 100g Purple Sweet Potato; 50g Glutinous rice flour; 50g Soy flour; 10g peanut powder; 10g milk powder; 10g Rock sugar powder; 1 tablespoon honey; Some Cold water

by Smile

4.6 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

1h

Serving

2

Purple potato (scientific name: Ipomoea batatas) is also called black potato, and the potato flesh is purple to deep purple. Purple sweet potato is rich in protein, starch, pectin, cellulose, amino acid vitamins and a variety of minerals. It is also rich in selenium and anthocyanins. Purple sweet potato is rich in nutrition and has special health care functions. The protein and amino acids in it are easily digested and absorbed by the human body. The rich vitamin A can improve eyesight and the mucosal epithelial cells of the skin. Vitamin C can make the normal synthesis of colloidal protein. To prevent the occurrence of scurvy, anthocyanins are natural and powerful free radical scavengers. At present, the nutritional value of purple sweet potato has been widely recognized, so it is often used to prepare a variety of delicacies. "

Ingredients

Purple Sweet Potato

1. Prepare the raw materials: quickly rinse the soybeans with clean water, fry them in a wok, grind them into powder with a cooking machine, and grind the cooked peanuts and rock sugar into powder in turn;

2. Peel the purple sweet potato, cut into thin slices, put in a steamer, and steam for 15 minutes on low heat;

3. Pour the steamed purple sweet potato into a basin and mash it with a spoon;

4. Mix all the powder and purple sweet potato mash, mixing as far as possible until there are no large particles;

5. Mix in honey and mix well, then slowly add cold water to knead into a ball;

6. Just like throwing mud in a child, beat the kneaded dough until it becomes a square shape and the organization becomes very delicate;

7. Divide the aspect group into 8 parts;

8. Use both hands to knead each small piece of dough into a nest;

9. Put on a drawer, bring to a boil on high heat, turn to medium heat and steam for 20 minutes;

10. Turn off the heat and simmer for 2 minutes, then remove.

Tips:
1. When steaming purple sweet potatoes, put less water in the pot and steam slowly for 15 minutes on a low heat to avoid the loss of nutrients due to excessive water;

2. Adding milk powder can increase the milk flavor, while honey can neutralize the roughness of the cornmeal and make the mouthfeel better;

3. When kneading the dough, add a small amount of water slowly. If there is more water, the head will not form, and if the water is too little, the head will be too hard. Knead for a while until all the materials are fully integrated. It feels that the dough has the best viscosity. Full integration

4. There is no need to wake up the prepared wotou, just steam it directly in the pot;

5. You can add your favorite ingredients to steam a variety of delicious nests according to your own preferences.