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- Hey, I am John Kanell and today on Preppy Kitchen,
we're making that Delgona candy from Squid Game.
Let's get started.
If you watch Squid Game like I have,
you know this candy is not easy to release.
So I'll be trying to at the end of the video,
we'll see how I do.
But it's also a little tricky to make.
It's deceptively simple.
You just need two ingredients
and you're using a ladle and like a little chopstick
to stir it together.
But, if you don't do every step right,
it turns out,
it turns out very wrong.
Shush no one saw that,
didn't happen.
Oh, it broke, anyways.
So you can make this
at home with things you have.
Parchment paper,
a measuring cup that has a flat bottom.
It's nice 'cause it's metal
so it'll cool down really quick.
A little baking spray,
or you can just oil too.
We just want to lightly lubricate it
so it doesn't stick.
Now, we're gonna get started.
Be calm.
Don't panic and have everything just ready.
I want less than half
of a quarter of a teaspoon of baking soda.
It's a pinch.
So think of it like a T,
a 16th of a teaspoon.
Very little is all you need.
I'm adding two generous tablespoons,
they're a little bit mounded,
of sugar right into my ladle.
My chopstick ready.
And I also,
let me tell you,
cleanup is not fun on this.
So you want to have like some hot,
hot water ready.
Because you want to plunge your ladle in
as soon as you're done
so the sugar doesn't stick.
Otherwise you're gonna be at the sink,
crying, crying tears.
Set it to like medium low medium.
Stir, stir, stir.
Just be careful not to burn your fingers.
'cause it's like right over a flame.
The sugar is gonna melt really quickly,
it only takes about one to two minutes
and you're making a caramel.
It's a very simple,
easy caramel.
When you add the baking soda in,
it'll have a chemical reaction
and create millions of little air bubbles
that make it nice to crunch into.
You're gonna see your sugar start clumping up
because it'll melt on the bottom
and you're mixing in those granules.
So just keep stirring
so it gets like evenly melted and not burnt.
You don't want it to be burnt burnt.
I normally don't watch shows like Squid Game it's very,
it's like a lot.
But we've binged it
in like two or three days because it was so good.
You can let me know in the comments
if you totally got addicted to it too.
And I cannot believe the ending.
I'm not gonna give it away as a spoiler,
but we can talk about it in the comments.
I was like,
I didn't see it coming.
All right this is getting a little crunchy.
You can see there's granules in here.
I'll be making these cookies more than once
because these candies,
they're candies,
they look like cookies though.
It's coming together.
It's looking like a lot of little rocks,
but it'll just melt into one thing.
And if a little gets flicked away,
it's okay.
It's just more to clean up later.
These are usually sold by street vendors
and they have like a little crucible,
just like you see in the,
in the series when they do a flashback.
This is our version of a little crucible.
And the nice thing is a ladle is just
the right size to make two cookies.
And the other thing is that you have
to be so quick and ready once the sugar is done,
because it can get too hot.
It can get too cold and it has to be just right
to make them properly.
Okay, this is just about there.
You can see I've been removing
the ladle away from the heat
to stir it and bringing it back in.
It's like making scrambled eggs.
You can like take it off heat sometimes if you need to.
Right now,
I have my little pinch of baking soda.
Add that right in
and stir, stir,
stir, stir, stir.
You really need to stir the baking soda
in because it has to be uniform.
It's just like scraping
the bowl down on your stand mixer.
So stir, stir, stir,
it's a beautiful color,
nice and aerated.
Turn your burner off.
Now you're gonna ladle this out.
Half for each of them.
Try and get it to be kind of round.
Oh boy.
Yeah, all right.
Putting it right in the water.
Now press down gently.
And here's the deal.
You have to really press evenly.
If you press too hard on one side,
the sugar will cool
and you won't be able to press your shape into it.
The shape is optional,
but you're making this because of Squid Game probably,
so let's,
let's get it as close as possible.
Let it sit there for just a second
to cool down,
the sugar is setting up.
Then you slide it right off
and you press the shape in.
Ah we did it.
Although that got a little too cold,
don't tell anybody,
press down.
Let it cool for just a second.
I'm moving it and it's jiggling
but moving a little,
a little bit too much so.
Just give it a sec here
and press our triangle in.
I made this triangle myself.
It looks a little wonky but it works.
We're gonna do one more set
because this got a little jagged.
When you're working on a nice cold countertop,
you're gonna be able to lift this
up almost right away,
just like that.
So by the time you finish your second cookie,
the first one,
your first candy,
the second one is ready to peel off.
There we go.
Let's try this one more time.
I feel like I have like
a little bit of anxiety,
'cause I know I have to cut this out
and I'll do two shapes.
These guys are so easy it's ridiculous.
But the star and the umbrella are nearly impossible.
Okay, think good thoughts.
Have a steady hand,
press it down.
Don't press it too thin
or it will cool down completely
and you can't get your shape in there.
It worked.
Because I want a challenge,
we're gonna try and break the stars out.
(child singing)
All right,
it's time for a challenge.
Let me know in the comments right now
if you think I'll be able to get
this shape free and I'm gonna do the star,
'cause that's the hardest one I have,
or if it will be a fail, ah.
By the way,
everyone who had a triangle,
look how easy this nonsense is.
One, two,
three, not fair.
The umbrella was impossible.
All right.
So that's so easy.
Let's try the star.
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So right now I'm just scoring the points.
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Ah.
Oh.
(gun booming)
Okay, well that didn't work out.
I'm gonna do one more.
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You all saw how easy the triangle was,
though that was like crazy.
See, one.
In case you're wondering,
this candy is full of millions of air bubbles.
So it's this incredibly brittle.
Okay I failed,
I will not. (gun booming)
I hope you get a chance to make this recipe.
Check out my candy playlist
and I'll see you in the next video.
(teeth crunching)