Longan Tong Sui (Snow Fungus Dessert Soup) is a traditional Chinese recipe for a classic dessert soup of dried longan (snow fungus), dried red dates and gingko nuts with snow fungus cooked in a sugar syrup base. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Chinese version of: Snow Fungus Dessert Soup (Longan Tong Sui).
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Tong Sui (the name literally means 'sugar water') are traditional Chinese dessert soups that can be very variable in terms of contents. This recipe calls for dried longan. Longan is a relative of lychee which is larger and rounder. You can substitute dried lychees for the longan. In the original, Longan Tong Sui is: .
Ingredients:
75g (3 oz) dried longan
1.5l (6 cups) water
6 dried red dates
12 ginkgo nuts (tinned are fine)
5 pieces snow fungus (soaked in cold water until soft and split)
sugar, to taste (but note that the soup needs to be sweet)
Method:
Pour the water into a pan and bring to a boil. Add the dried fruit, ginkgo nuts and snow fungus then reduce to a slow boil and cook for about 35 minutes, or until the liquid turns a ruddy brown.
Add sugar to taste and take off the heat.
Like all tong sui, this soup can be served warm, or chilled with ice cubes.
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