Sweet Osmanthus Sugar Chestnuts
A traditional Jiangsu sweet dish featuring tender, soft, and glutinous chestnuts with a sweet, mellow flavor.
Ingredients
peeled chestnuts
200g
sugar-preserved osmanthus
5g
red and green candied shreds
5g
white sugar
50g
rendered lard
30g
cornstarch (for slurry)
15g
Instructions
1
Steam the Chestnuts
Steam the peeled chestnuts for 30 minutes, then cut them into dice roughly the size of a chopstick tip.
2
Cook the Chestnuts
Heat a wok and bring clear broth to a boil. Add the chestnut dice along with the white sugar and rendered lard, and bring to a boil. After 1 minute, add the sugar-preserved osmanthus and thicken with a cornstarch slurry.
3
Plate and Serve
Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle the red and green candied shreds on top before serving.
