Description
An auspicious menu served first at Taiwanese weddings and banquets (Banzuo), where small red and white glutinous rice balls (Tangyuan) are briefly deep-fried and dusted with plenty of peanut powder and sugar.
Restaurants serving Fried Tangyuan with Peanut Powder
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Red/White Shiratamako balls(Tangyuan)
- Peanut powder
- Sugar
- White sesame
- Frying oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Tangyuan] Knead glutinous rice flour with water, prepare 'small red and white shiratamako balls (plain/unfilled)' by dyeing half light pink with food coloring. *Sold frozen in Taiwanese supers.
- [Magic Powder] Spread a special powder mix of finely crushed peanuts (Hua Sheng Fen), white sugar (or brown), and white sesame on a tray.
- Drop frozen red and white Tangyuan into slightly low 160°C oil.
- Fry for a few mins until the surface is crispy and the mochi puffs up slightly (caution: overfrying causes bursting and splatter).
- Drain, toss into the peanut powder tray while hot.
- Toss to coat the balls completely with peanuts and sugar using the freshly fried mochi's oil to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Savory peanut aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Make and fry balls with Japanese Shiratamako
Pairing
Warm Tea(as dessert)
Trivia
[For Women] 'Hua Hao Yue Yuan' is an auspicious idiom meaning 'flowers blooming, moon full (perfect happiness)'. A symbol of happiness always served as the 1st course at weddings. Highly popular as a tavern dessert.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Enjoy the 'crisp' outside and 'cheeewy' inside of the freshly fried mochi along with the intense sweetness of peanut sugar while hot like a snack!
Allergen
Peanuts, Sesame