How to make Boba Pearls Recipe from Scratch!
Recipe by Ethan Wong
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Notes
**please note the measurement of ingredients are in ratio portioning, you can use smaller cup/measurement to yield lesser boba pearls
Tapioca is gluten-free, commonly uses as wheat substitute for a gluten-free diet
Ingredients
Raw Boba Pearls Dough
- 1 Cup Water (hot)
- 1 Cup Dark Brown Sugar
- 2 & 1/2 Cups Tapioca Flour
To Braise Boba Pearls
- 4 Cups Water (hot)
- 1 & 1/2 Cups Dark Brown Sugar
Instructions
Make Raw Boba Pearls
- With a clean pot, add boiling water and dark brown sugar in.
- Melt the dark brown sugar by stirring the mixture.
- Once it is melted, add tapioca starch and mix it until there is no more lump.
- Then over a low heat, cook the mixture. Continuously stir it with a spatula to prevent bottom from stick and burn.
- Cook until the mixture all stick together forming sort of like a dough.
- Transfer the dough onto a clean working surface and scrap all the sticky bits on the pot and spatula.
- The dough would be quite warm but still workable with your hands.
- Knead the dough as you fold it those tiny bits. Knead until the dough is smooth.
- Thoroughly roll the into an elongated shape.
- Cut it into a few pieces. Cover them with a damp cloth.
- Take a piece of dough and roll it into 1cm diameter.
- Then cut it into 1cm in length.
- Roll them between your palms into round shape and you have raw boba pearls.
- Generously sprinkle tapioca starch into a clean container, transfer all the raw boba pearls into the container and coat the boba pearls with tapioca starch.
- Repeat step (11) to step (14) until all the dough pieces is done.
Cooking Boba Pearls
- Bring a pot of 4 liters water to a boil.
- Add raw boba pearls into boiling water and bring it back to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
- Simmer for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, transfer the cooked boba pearls into an ice water.
Braising Boba Pearls
- In a pot, add boiling water and dark brown sugar.
- Bring to a boil and stir occasionally to prevent bottom from sticking and burn.
- As it is being boiled add all the cooked boba pearls into the sugar mixture.
- Once its reached a full boil, reduce to a simmer and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Then remove from heat and let it chill for 15 minutes.
- Serve with your preferred drinks.
Nutrition
Calories : 309kcalCarbohydrates : 80gProtein : 1gSodium : 21mgPotassium : 79mgSugar : 53gCalcium : 48mgIron : 1mg