Tahoooo!!!

Sorry it's been a week since I last posted, got sick for couple of days, then had to keep up with work.. yup! life of a corporate slave... tsk tsk (not complaining though, blessing is still a blessing...)

Anyhoooo, since I promised my friends in Bahrain that I will share my "taho" experience, so 'er goes.. But I must say, I was never successful. The freaggn tapioca gave me the most challenging task I ever had to deal with in cooking! bah!!!!!!

Well, it all started when I saw a photo of taho at my sexy preggy friend's wall who lives in California. She said it was easy as pie. I was craving and salivating over the thought of it so my hunt for the ingredients began. hehehe I needed soft silken tofu, brown sugar and large tapioca pearls. Tofu was not a problem, you can get it in any supermarket. I tried 2 kinds and I suggest using MORI-NU Soft Silken Tofu because the texture is closer to what we are used to back home. Tapioca is also available in most Asian stores. Now, here's how:

Prepare the tapioca first. Cook the desired amount of tapioca in boiling water until soft before adding the desired amount of brown sugar for a little sweet bite :) But like I said, I was not successful doing this. I had wasted a KILO of tapioca for trial and error and the closest I came to being successful was when I had to sit my a** for 5hours waiting for it to soften. So I'm all ears for any tapioca expert advice.hehehe 

For the sugar syrup, combine 1 cup packed brown sugar and 1/4cup of water in a non stick sauce pan over medium heat. Keep on stirring until the sugar melts and the sauce comes to a simmer.

Now the tofu.. Unwrap the tofu and microwave on medium (say 500W) for about 3-5min until warm. I prefer doing this method instead of putting it straight in the glass because the tofu has extra water. It allows you to take the extra water off (remember how the taho vendor used to do it???hehehe)

To assemble, traditionally, you spoon the tofu in first, top it with tapoica and pour the syrup. But hey, its your cup, right? you can do as you please.. I do mine half a glass tofu, lots of syrup then fill it with tapioca up to the rim!!! (and more on the side!) LOL Enjoy guys!



I found this and the tapioca pearls at Hanaro Asian store