Vietnamese Bo Bo Cha Cha (Che Thung)

Posted by: angelina  /  Category: Snacks

Ingredients

  • 200 g Sweet potatoes, peeled, diced and soaked for 5 minutes
  • 200 g Tapioca, peeled, diced and soaked in lightly salt water for 10 minutes
  • 2 liters Water
  • 50 g Screwpine leaves
  • 200 g Split green beans, soaked overnight
  • 100 g Peanuts (groundnuts), soaked for 30 minutes then boiled until soft
  • 20 g Sago, soaked for 10 minutes
  • 10 g Wood ear fungus, soaked to soften and thinly sliced
  • 300 g Sugar
  • 250 ml Coconut milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla powder

Instructions

  1. Drain sweet potatoes then boil or steam until cooked and soft.
  2. Drain tapioca then boil or steam until cooked and soft.
  3. Bring water to the boil with screwpine leaves. Add green beans and cook stirring until green beans are soft.
  4. Remove and discard screwpine leaves. Add sweet potatoes. tapioca, peanuts, sago and wood ear fungus and return to the boil.
  5. Add sugar then stir in coconut milk and vanilla powder.
  6. Serve warm.

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