In the blink of an eye we’ll be celebrating the Lunar New Year in just a few days. Here I’m again posting Koi Fish Jelly with brighter colour which represent wealth and prosperity. 年年有余 nian nian you yu ~The word ‘fish’ 鱼or ‘yu’ 余 means literally every year having surpluses and it is a must have dish (steamed fish) for new year dinner.
I’m taking a break for a week from blogging and be back end January. Wishing all readers especially our Chinese readers a happy and healthy year of Dragon!
Ingredients:
500ml Water
100g Sugar
150ml Fresh milk
9g Agar agar powder
2-3 Pandan leaves
2 Fish molds (from Sunlik)
12 Black currants
100g Sugar
150ml Fresh milk
9g Agar agar powder
2-3 Pandan leaves
2 Fish molds (from Sunlik)
12 Black currants
- Using scissors to cut black currants into half and roll into tiny nibs with your finger tips as fish eyes. Tie pandan leaves into a small knot.
- Boil water, sugar, agar agar powder and pandan leaves together, keep stirring water until boil at medium heat. Off heat and stir agar agar liquid for another 2-3 minutes. Discard pandan leaves.
- Put agar agar liquid under double boiler or at low heat to prevent agar agar liquid set quickly. ~ stir occasionally.
- Using a pair of tweezers and dip black currant into agar agar liquid then place black currant on the fish mold eyes. It will sticks quickly.
- Take 2 tsp of agar agar liquid into a sauce plate and add a drop of coloring into it (any color you prefer) and mix well. (I used 2 colors ~ cherry red and lemon yellow)
- Using the back of the teaspoon，smear the colored liquid quickly on fish mold body ~ mix any color you like. (if the colored liquid has set, add a little hot agar agar liquid to dilute it),
- After the colored liquid set on the fish mold, reboil the plain agar agar liquid. Off heat and pour fresh milk into it and stir for another 2-3 minutes and gently pour it into molds (cool down the liquid if it is too hot).
- Chill agar agar Koi fish in fridge for at least 2-3 hours or overnight before removing from the fish mold.
