Lychee Koi Fish Jelly 荔枝鲤鱼果冻 CNY 2016

Chinese New Year is just around the corner and this is my last post before the celebration. I've shared my Koi Fish Jelly recipes in previous years. As fish is considered a lucky symbol for Chinese New Year, so this time around, I tweaked the recipe with lychee filling. This jelly is very easy and quick to prepare and it's very refreshing too with a tinge of lemon grass fragrance. Definitely great to serve these lovely koi fish jellies during the Chinese New holidays and I'm sure everyone will be very delighted to receive this as a gift too.

You may also like to check on  the recipes posted in previous years by clicking on the images 

请在照片上按一下就可以看到以前的食谱了

Lychee Koi Fish Jelly

      Ingredients:
      1 can lychee reserved 400ml syrup + 250ml water
      lychee, blend coarsely
      50g caster sugar
      10g agar agar powder
      2 sticks lemon grass, about 3 inches long and bashed
      1 tbsp fresh milk
      2 fish moulds
      32 pieces black currant
       

      Method:

• Boil lychee syrup, water, sugar, agar agar powder and lemon grass together. Keep stirring it for about 3 minutes to boil at medium heat. Discard lemon grass and pass through a sieve.Turn to low heat and keep agar agar liquid warm.
• Using a pair of tweezers and dip black currant into agar agar liquid, then stick it on fish mould eyes.
• Mix fresh milk with 1 tablespoon agar agar liquid in a small bowl. Use a brush and dip into the milk liquid, then brush quickly on to the fish mould body and set aside.
• Pour blended lychee and 1-2 drops of rose pink colouring into the agar agar liquid and stir to boil again at medium heat. Off heat and cool down the lychee liquid mixture a little. Then gently pour into the fish mould and chill for at least 2-3 hours to set or overnight.

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荔枝鲤鱼果冻

      材料：
      罐头荔枝一罐，保留400毫升糖水 + 250毫升请水
      荔枝，磨碎
      50克 细糖
      10克 菜燕粉
      2条 香茅，约3寸长，拍一拍
      1汤匙 牛奶
      2个 鲤鱼模子
      32粒 黑葡萄干

      做法：

• 将糖水，清水，糖，菜燕粉及香茅放进锅里，以中火煮致滚，要不停的搅拌约2分钟。用网筛滤掉香茅渣，转入小火保温菜燕液。
• 用镊子夹葡萄干浸入菜燕液里，然后粘在鱼模子的眼睛上。
• 舀出2汤匙菜燕液和牛奶搅匀在小碗里。快速刷在模子上。
• 最后把荔枝碎倒入菜燕液里，加入1-2滴粉红色素，再以中火搅致滚，熄火。稍微待凉，慢慢将荔枝液体倒入鱼模子里。收入冰箱冷藏2-3小时致凝固或隔夜。

This post is linked at Cook and Celebrate: Chinese New Year 2016

hosted by Yen from GoodyFoodies, Diana from The Domestic Goddess Wannabe

 and Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids. 

Wishing everyone a very Happy Chinese New Year, Good Health, Good Luck and Much Happiness throughout the year. 

祝大家新年快乐，身体健康，阖家幸福、万事如意, 猴年行大运！