DIY QQ ball/taro ball

not sure if you guys like to eat QQ ball or taiwan yam ball, it's quite a favourite of mine.... recently i saw the recipe online so i decide to give it a shot...

ingredients:
yam300g
tapioca starch 100g (3:1 ratio)

sweet potato  800g
tapioca starch   400g (2:1 ratio)
 

tapioca starch

as stated by online recipe, you need to use tapioca starch or else you wont have the chewy, QQ taste

Direction:

Step 1: Steam sweet potato/ yam till soft....

before steaming

after steaming

it is important that the veggie are steam thoroughly or else you will have a hard time mashing them up....

Step 2: mash up & add starch

mash it up

add starch

Step 3: mix thoroughly.... if the dough is too dry then add water till you can form a smooth dough but not sticky

sweet potato dough

yam dough

Step 4: take a small portion of the dough, roll & cut into small cubes

cut into cubes

Step 5: bring a pot of water to boil before adding in the QQ balls..... cook for additional 1 min after the balls start to float

boiling

boiled

Step 6: drain out QQ ball & put inside ice water... this step will make the balls extra chewy & not stick together..

cool in ice water

Step 7: serve QQ ball with grass jelly or simply season with syrup

final product

if you cant finish the whole dough, coat the QQ balls with tapioca starch & freeze them (DONT cook them & keep cause they will stick)... you can keep the frozen balls for quite awhile =)

coated QQ balls

frozen QQ balls