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Taiwanese Taro Balls
From ingredients to enjoyment, this recipe makes it easy to create something wonderful.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 458 kcal
Course:
Others
Ingredients
- 2 taros
- 2 sweet potatoes
- 1 cup sweet potato starch
- 5 tbsp sugar
- ½ inch fresh ginger
- ¼ cup brown sugar
Instructions
- All ingredients ready? Let's begin!
- Peel the sweet potatoes and the taro. Cut into small cubes about an inch in size.
- Steam the potatoes and taro for 30 minutes or until they are soft all the way through. You can do this using a bamboo steamer or in a rice cooker if it has a steamer basket.
- Once the potatoes are all soft, remove and separate the sweet potatoes and the taro into separate bowls.
- Use a potato masher or fork to smash the contents of each bowl until smooth and without chunks. Add to each bowl 2 ½ tbsps of white sugar and ½ cup of potato starch. Mix well using a fork or your hands.
- If the mixture is too wet, add more potato starch. If it becomes too crumbly and dry, add a little bit of water. The texture should be similar to play-dough.
- Section the taro in half and the sweet potato in half.
- Roll each section in a thin log about 1/3rd inch wide. Chop the logs into pieces that are roughly equal in width and height.
- Sprinkle extra potato starch around all the pieces and roll them around to coat them in the starch.
- Place a large pot of water over high heat and bring to a boil. Add the taro and sweet potato balls once the water boils. When they float to the top, turn the heat to medium-low and allow to simmer for 3 minutes before removing from heat and draining.
- To make the syrup, add 4 cups of water to a pan. Roughly slice the ginger and add to pan then bring to a boil.
- Add the brown sugar. Allow it to boil for 2 minutes and stir to make sure the sugar melts.
- Remove the syrup from heat and discard the pieces of ginger.
- Add the taro and sweet potato balls to the syrup and serve warm.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
458kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
113g
(38%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
0.2g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.04g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.01g
Sodium
71mg
(3%)
Potassium
648mg
(19%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
33g
(66%)
Vitamin A
16061IU
(321%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
75mg
(8%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 458
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 458kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 113g | 38% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 0.2g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 71mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 648mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 33g | 66% |
| Vitamin A | 16061IU | 321% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 75mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.