Hello everyone! Welcome to Amanda Tastes!
Today I want to share something different for everyone
because I know you all love drinking milk tea
actually, me too
Going to a tea place you will find that
there are many toppings on the menu
that you can freely choose
Actually, these toppings are super easy to make yourself
so I wanted to tell everyone
how to make these common toppings
after learning this, it is easy to open your own tea shop
If you successfully opened a tea shop
and earned lots of money, please don't forget me
Once you're rich, don't forget!
First let me eat some breakfast
after eating we will start today's video
For starters, boba is the most important factor in milk tea
add red sugar in a small pot
add water
cook on a small fire
to let the brown sugar melt
add Cassava powder
add it all at once
and stir thoroughly
but sadly, you can see that
the Cassava powder cannot form a ball dough
and turned into this indescribable state instead
actually you would call this thing a Non-Newtonian fluid
and the main reason is because the powder did not gelatinize
so now I will show everyone a method with a higher success rate
add brown sugar and water the same way
and cook until the brown sugar completely melts
This time don't add all the Cassava powder
but only a little portion
approximately 2-3 tablespoons
and immediately stir nonstop
You will find that the mixture has thickened
into this sort of sticky state
then you can turn off the stove
and add the rest of the Cassava powder
and immediately stir
next pour it out to knead
and you will get this elastic dough
if you think the dough is too stiff
you can add a bit of water
or some more Cassava powder if too soft
adjust it yourself
until it becomes soft and not too sticky
now you can cut it
You can roll it flat
and cut it vertically into small portions
or roll it into a long strip
and separate it with your knife
Take the small portions and roll them into pearls (boba)
This step tests your patience
put the pearls into the Cassava powder to avoid sticking
When all the pearls are ready
you can filter the pearls
for excessive powder and the pearls are ready for cooking
Start a pot of boiling water
and throw the pearls in
They require about 10 minutes to cook
after, stir them with a spoon
to prevent them from sticking to each other
after boiling turn to a low heat
after another 10 minutes you can turrn off the heat
put on the lid to stew
approximately another 5-10 minutes
Next, prepare a tub of water
if you have ice cubes you can add some
Scoop the pearls out
and soak them in the ice water
let the pearls cool down
and you can take them out and put them into another bowl
Add some brown sugar
about 2 tablespoons
and stir evenly
The sugar acts as a lubricant
and prevents the pearls from sticking
Then you can set them aside
Next prepare wild rice
Wild rice is recently popular ingredient
you might've eaten it in some restruants
For starters, you can soak them overnight
and you can see that they seem to splitting apart
next add water to cook
put it in boiling water
and cook with low heat for about 30 minutes
after cooking these rice will all split open
signaling that they are ready
the cooked rice should have an al dente taste
you can imagine the scent of Manchurian wild rice
because wild rice is Manchurian wild rice seeds
rinse with cold water to cool it down
and they can be set aside
Next is a classic for milk tea: grass jelly
You can choose to use dried Chinese mesona
but to be honest this is a more complicated process
I don't think everyone will have the patience to watch it
but if you're interest you can give a like below
and I might dedicate an episode to explain how to cook Chinese mesona
but today will be easier
We will be using grass jelly powder
which is really easy to purchase online
It is instant
so just add hot water
after it thoroughly dissolves, put it in the fridge to cool
and it will solidify into a jelly
Next is another trending topping: Cheese foam
First, microwave the milk
and add butter and cream
Note that the butter and cream are kept at room temperature
Then when you add the heated milk
you can mix it until it's completely smooth
then the cream
add some sugar
and add some rock salt
I grated a bigger piece of salt
use manual whisk to beat the mixture
because the cream does not need to be well beat
so just use a manual whisk
you don't need an electric egg beater
when it still has some fluidity left
add the cheese paste from before
the cheese foam should have some fluidity
and not feel too thick
The grass jelly from before should be ready
press it out of the mold
then cut into small pieces
Now all the toppings are ready
the next part is the milk tea
add some black tea leaves in a small pot
then add some clear water
about 100 ml
and cook over a low heat
Let the leaves absorb water and release a tea scent
then add in milk
and sugar
You can freely change the amount of sugar
Boil with low heat
When the tea is ready you can filter it
filter out the tea leaves and store in a teapot
Actually if you are too lazy to cook milk tea
I would have to recommend my old friend Onecup
It is updated to the third generation
and has a more concise appearance
It can make soy milk, coffee, and milk tea
Today I'm using the Hong Kong milk tea capsule
or add a latte capsule
for milk coffee (Kopi Teh in Malay)
Okay, now all of the toppings
boba pearls, wild rice, grass jelly, and cheese foam are all ready
My Ah-style tea shop is officially open
everyone can freely order
Now we will assembly the different kinds of milk tea
First is boba + wild rice
put them in the cup
and add the hot milk tea
You might have drank oatmeal or barley milk tea
but you probably haven't tried wild rice before
I think the al dente taste of wild rice makes it a wonderful addition to milk tea
but now the weather is getting hotter
and cold milk tea is more welcom
First add ice, then boba
add grass jelly, and pour the cold milk tea in
The third combo is ice, wild rice
pour the cold milk tea in
and add cheese foam
Actually if you just so happen to have ice cream
adding ice cream to milk tea is another option
I will add ice cubes, boba
pour cold milk tea, and top it off with a scoop of vanilla ice cream
That is the end of today's episode
isn't it easy
if you learn these easy toppings
and utilize your creativity
your can open your own tea shop at home!