Hello everyone, I'm Wang Gang
It's been raining for the last few days
Not much to do at home
So
I bought a packet of this stuff
Guess what this is, Uncle
I can't tell
It''s a kind of powder?
This is Osmanthus Flowers
We will make Osmanthus Flower Syrup
Actually you can go online and buy a ready-made one
But I think the ready-made Osmanthus Flower Syrup's
Taste is not very good to me
So I bought the flowers and cook it for myself
Pour them all out and select the very good ones
This is a very difficult thing to do
Let me tell you which one you want to select
The yellow one
You don't want any other coloured ones
No other colours
Only this yellow one
This kind
You're like looking for a needle in a sea
This is too hard for me to do
Also try not to select the tendrils
Try your best to have the golden yellow one
You need to do it for a month for finish this bag
A month? Not really
A few hours will be fine, Uncle
A few hours?
Yes
Maybe Uncle you doesn't have the patience for this kind of job
Right, I don't have that kind of patience
The toothpick is not as fast as the finger
How to do this faster
Grab a handful on the table and then push and select
This was just to explain to the viewers which one to choose
But if you really pick it with a toothpick
It would really take a month to select
I've been picking this for two hours
Uncle
Look, I'm almost done here
Just the last bit
Now I will process the flowers
Pour them into this warm water
Give them a good soak first
Pour some salt in it while it's rising
Now prepare a bowl of white sugar
with this osmanthus to make Osmanthus Syrup
Put the sugar in
How much sugar do we have here?
Uncle
Probably over a jin (500g)
So 500g of sugar
Uncle, you know the sugar will melt and boil right?
But will it solidify when it's cold?
It must solidify
Definitely solidifying?
Actually, this one not going to set after it cools down
Boil it until it bubbles up like this
Then turn down the heat
Pour the flowers in
Uncle, take a spoon to taste it
No
Too hot
Not too hot
The water is not yet dry out
This is about the same temperature as boiling water
Still not
Let's put some salt in now
And a "secret weapon"
A bit of lemon juice down
"See the Lord" (The hand gesture)
Uncle, you are still in power!
Then let's keep it simmering for another two minutes
Look at this flower now
Isn't it nice?
Okay, it's ready to pour it out
Come on
Isn't that nice?
It's so nice
It won't solidify even after it gets cold
It won't become a lump
It's because of the lemon
Invert it into sugar syrup
You can just drink it with warm water
The colour is also so nice
Okay, this needs to be rested for a day before it tastes really good
Leave it until tomorrow
Then I'll make you dish to eat with this
Yes
Good
This osmanthus syrup and the today's weather both very good
Pour it into this bottle and store it
Slow down, slow down
Use spoon, one spoon at a time
Do not let it out
Spilled doesn't count
Okay
Covered
Seal it up
Look, we still have this much left
I'm going to cook two dishes for my uncle
Cook a prawn first
Cut off its legs
This may poke your mouth, Uncle
Very sharp
That's right
Open it up on the back
Clean out the sand vein
This
Use the back of the knife gives it a gentle tap
Knock the meat loose
Uncle, guess how I'm going to cook
Probably deep fry?
How do you know?
Generally speaking, a lot of delicious food has to be fried
A little bit salt
Give it a mix
Now dip the prawn in starch
Just cover its meat with the starch should be good
Okay, that's about it
Fry it up
Deep-fried and dipped in osmanthus syrup
Also
I made another dish
Also I made this
Lotus Root
That's a lotus root?
You'll see how this works later
If it's good, I'll make it for you again
Okay, okay
Good
Okay
Let's cook
Fry it the first time to set the shape
Fish it up
Wait for the oil to heat up and then fry it second round
Okay, let's fish it up
It's done
Good
Uncle you try it, I'll carry it for you
Okay
Try one
This dish should be eaten warm
Otherwise it won't be that crispy
Does it crispy?
Yes
I'll try one
I'll try one and see
The crust is so crispy
Eating with swish swish
There is only salt
and starch in this dish
Then deep-fried
And serve with this osmanthus syrup which is sweet with a sour taste of lemon
slightly sour
And of course the sweetness of sugar
Then most importantly, this
Scent of osmanthus flowers
So nice
There are so many layers of tastes and textures
Leave three for Auntie
Leave two for her
Yes, yes
Let's each have another one
I'll have another one
Yes
Good
Next dish
The Lotus Root
What else is stuffed in the middle?
Meat?
Uncle just can't stop talking about meat
Hmm
It's sticky
It's glutinous rice
How was it?
Good
Now put a bit of osmanthus syrup on it
This makes a difference
Drizzle it on slowly
Let's try it
I'll hold it down for you
Here's the one with the syrup
It's dripping down
The flowers tastes so nice
My mouth can't fit in
Eat slowly and in small bites
If you like this lotus root
I'll share an instructional cooking video later
One more piece
I'll have another one
Here
I'll hold it for you
Okay, eat this one
Okay
That's it for this video
Make your own flower syrup if you want
bye bye
Nice to eat
Comfortable
Come on, everyone come
Come on
Oh yo
What is that?
Osmanthus Flower Syrup
Uncle, Auntie can't tell what it is
You can't tell?
I really don't know what it is
Lotus root
Lotus Root?
The lotus root is hollow right? Then stuff into the holes
The glutinous rice was filled in
Glutinous rice is inside
You can try this prawn, it's so crispy and nice
Eat it up with a swish
Delicious
I've eaten a few already