Lotus Seed and Dried Longan Sweet Soup

Name: Lotus Seed and Dried Longan Sweet Soup
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3.5 oz fresh lotus seeds (about 100 g); 3.5 oz dried longan (about 100 g); 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar (about 20 g); 2 1/2 teaspoons tapioca starch (about 20 g); 1 packet vanilla extract or vanilla powder

Thanh Thuỳ @thanhthuy

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Fresh lotus seeds are in season, but longan isn’t yet, so I used dried longan for this recipe.

Thanh Thuỳ @thanhthuy

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Fresh lotus seeds are in season, but longan isn’t yet, so I used dried longan for this recipe.

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Ingredients

3.5 ozfresh lotus seeds (about 100 g)
3.5 ozdried longan (about 100 g)
1 1/2 tablespoonssugar (about 20 g)
2 1/2 teaspoonstapioca starch (about 20 g)
1 packetvanilla extract or vanilla powder

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Steps

1

Soak the dried longan in water for at least 30 minutes until soft and plump.
2

Add water and lotus seeds to a pot and bring to a boil. I use fresh lotus seeds from Hue, so they become tender quickly. Simmer on low heat and skim off any foam. Add sugar and bring back to a boil. Taste and adjust with more hot water or sugar if needed.
3

Add the soaked longan and bring to a boil again. Dissolve the tapioca starch in a little cold water, then pour it in and stir well. Finally, add the vanilla, turn off the heat, and ladle into bowls. This lotus seed and longan sweet soup is best served cold!