Delicious Sweet Rice Balls! Vegan & Gluten Free | Chinese Dessert

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Today we're making Tang Yuan, aka glutinous rice balls, aka sweet rice balls aka DELICIOUS CHINESE DESSERT, If you’ve never had any rice based desserts, this is a must try! They are soft, chewy and packed full of flavour. Today we’re using black sesame and peanut filling, but the possibilities are endless! Let’s discuss folding methods, making the filling, dough and broth and most importantly.. TASTE. If you recreate this dish please tag me as I would love to see and feature your creation!

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Recipe
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Ingredients:
o 1 ½ glutinous rice flour
o 1 cup of water (½ hot ½ warm)
o 2 Tbsp ground black sesame
o 2 Tbsp crushed roasted peanuts
o 4 Tbsp sugar (separated)
o 4 Tbsp coconut oil (separated)
o 1 Thumb of ginger
o 2 Tbsp brown sugar


Filling:
o Combine black sesame, 2 Tbsp of coconut oil, 2Tbsp of sugar, mix until well incorporated
o Combine peanuts, 2 Tbsp of coconut oil, 2Tbsp of sugar, mix until well incorporated
o Roll into ½ inch balls and freeze for 30 minutes

Dough:
o Mix glutinous rice flour and water until well combined
o Knead for 3-5 minutes until smooth
o **Add more water if too dry, add more flour if too wet
o Roll into 1 inch rounds
o Cover with a damp paper towel to prevent from drying out

Wrapping:
o Gently flatten dough into circles and spread out the edges
o Fill with ball of filling and carefully wrap to cover all filling
o Roll in hands gently to cover any creases
o Set aside and cover with damp paper towel to prevent drying
o Freeze any rice balls that are not being cooked

Cooking:
o Bring 4 cups of water to a boil
o Drop in rice balls
o Once boiling at 1 cup of cold water, bring to a boil again. Repeat 3 times
o Transfer rice balls to a bowl

Broth:
o Boil 2 cups of water
o Add 2 thumb of sliced ginger and 2 Tbsp of brown sugar
o Mix until well combined
o Let simmer for 10-15 minutes
o Add to rice balls


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