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Banana Sago Soup

A traditional sweet sago soup from Zhejiang, featuring translucent cooked sago paired with banana. It has an elegant hue and a sweet, delicious flavor.

35 min
Easy
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Banana Sago Soup

Ingredients

bananas (peeled, cut into fingernail-sized slices) 5
sago pearls (soaked in cold water) 75 g
rose petals 3 cloves
sugared osmanthus 2 g
white sugar 175 g
dry starch (mixed with water to form a slurry) 15 g

Instructions

1

Soaking the Sago

Place the sago in a bowl and soak in cold water. Peel the bananas and cut them into fingernail-sized slices. Set aside.

2

Cooking the Sago

Wash the wok, add water and bring to a boil. Pour in the sago and cook over low heat until there is no white core. Add the white sugar, and once it boils, skim off the foam.

3

Thickening the Soup

Mix the starch with water to form a slurry, pour it into the pot to create a light thickening, add the bananas, stir well, then transfer to a serving bowl.

4

Finishing

Sprinkle with rose petals and sugared osmanthus. Serve immediately.