Bird’s Nest with Sweet Potato and Taro Balls 芋圆/地瓜圆燕窝

🧂 Ingredients

• 1-2 bottles Bird's Nest

  chilled
• 1 pot water

  for boiling the balls
• 2-3 tbsp cold water
• 200 g taro, purple sweet potato, sweet potato
• 200-300 g tapioca starch

  can also use sweet potato starch
• 1-3 tbsp Monk fruit sweetener

  season to taste, optional
• Water

  to add if too dry

Instructions

• 1 Cut the sweet potatoes and taro into smaller pieces (about 1cm x 1cm). 
• 2 Place the root vegetables on a steamer tray. Steam on high heat for 15 to 20
  minutes until softened.
• 3 Mash taro and the sweet potatoes individually with a fork.
  
  Taro – add 1 tbsp Monk fruit sweetener and 60-90g tapioca starch and mix well
  with a fork. Add lesser starch if it's dry and more if it's moist. Knead into a
  douhg with hands when it's warm enough to handle. Add some water if dough is too
  dry or add more flour if the dough is too wet. The dough should be soft and
  pliable. Cover to prevent the dough from drying.
  
  Sweet potato – repeat the same as taro but without the sweetener (optional) as
  it's already sweet. Sweet potato is quite moist so you can add more tapioca
  starch if required.
  
  Purple sweet potato – repeat the same as taro but without the sweetener
  (optional) as it's already sweet. Add more tapioca starch if it's too moist.
• 4 Divide each dough into 4 equal portions and shape each portion into a thin long
  strip of about 1.5-2cm thickness.
  
  Cut into shorter pieces (about 2cm). 
  
  Roll each ball to smooth out the rough edges.
  
  Dust some tapioca starch over balls to avoid them from sticking together.
• 5 Bring a pot of water to boil, then reduce to medium heat. Gently add the balls
  in. Keep stirring to prevent the balls from sticking to the bottom of the pot. 
  
  Once the balls float, add 3 tablespoons of cold water and continue to cook for
  another 2-3 minutes.
• 6 Scoop up the balls and sprinkle some Monk fruit sweetener over the balls while
  they are still hot. The sweetener will melt and form a shiny glaze over the
  balls.
• 7 Add the balls to a bowl of chilled bird's nest.
  
  Best enjoyed chilled.

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