Crystal Lychee
Fresh lychees set in an agar sugar syrup, with a transparent, crystal-clear base.
Ingredients
Fresh lychee (in shell, shelled and pitted)
1 kg
Agar
25 g
White sugar
250 g
Water (for steaming the agar)
500 g
Instructions
1
Shell and pit
Shell the lychees and remove the pits.
2
Prepare the agar syrup
Place the agar in a bowl, add the white sugar and 500 g of water, and steam over high heat for half an hour until the agar has dissolved. Remove from the steamer.
3
Plate and set
Strain the hot agar syrup through cheesecloth and pour it evenly into a soup plate. Once it has cooled slightly and begins to set, evenly insert half of the lychees into the partially set syrup. Allow the agar syrup to set completely (for best results, place in the freezer for 5 minutes).
