Almond bean curd
Instructions:
- This only looks like bean curd, but is a simply made, refreshing dessert to follow a Chinese meal.
- 1 litre (2 pints/4 cups) water;
- 4 teaspoons powdered agar-agar;
- 1 x 400 ml (13 fl oz) sweetened condensed milk;
- 1-2 teaspoons almond essence.
- Put the water in a saucepan, sprinkle agar-agar over the surface and bring to the boil. Simmer and stir until the agar-agar is completely dissolved. Remove from the heat, add the condensed milk and almond essence and stir well. Pour into a large, shallow glass dish to cool and set. Agar-agar will set without refrigeration but the dessert benefits from being chilled.
- To serve, cut into cubes or diamond shapes and serve either on its own or with fruit such as canned longans or lychees, or small melon balls.