Guest guest Posted January 29, 2002 Report Share Posted January 29, 2002 this is a nice sweet one. really simple, pretty instant dessert. take half a block of creamed coconut, the stuff that comes in solid soap sized bars [ not grated ]. melt it in about 150 ml of hot water and then add it to another 350 ml of hot water that you had previously dissovled some agar agar [ AKA kanten ]. i dont know how much kanten, just the normal amount i guess. this isn't scientific. stir it all up and let it set into a delicious firm jelly, serve with what ever grabs your fancy. it is sweet enough although has no sweetener added, creamy and very clean tasting. its whiteness is a nice visual stand off for something bright and colourful like jam or sweet aduki beans and avoids the " thick water " taste that kanten usually eats like. not a patch on 'brew's recipies but this just happened in the kitchen. i dont know if any of you have tried the chinese/japanese use of red aduki beans in puddings but they are good too and make this real food rather than just afters. just cook them until they are really soft and add your favourite sweetener before mashing. taditionally, the japanese use a " black sugar ' an unrefined sugar that comes in firm dark tablets that is worthy of its own sin. john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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