This morning’s Cookalong was all about clever shortcuts. Jackie showed us how to make Achar using some leftover spices and other ingredients from her catering gig the day before. Great way to use up ingredients and still get that lovely tangy flavour.
I was making Fah Sun Wu (Chinese Peanut Paste Sweet Soup Dessert). I used the Thermomix Cookidoo recipe for Zhi Ma Hu, but swapped the black sesame seeds for roasted peanuts. I had made Fah Sun Wu last year and it turned out nice, but I thought it was a little too pale. This time I roasted the peanuts for an extra 5 minutes and that did the tricks, much better brown colour this time round.
When Jackie heard that I was making Fah Sun Wu, she decided to make it too since she had lots of roasted peanuts left over from catering.
My Fah Sun Wu turned out really nice — sweet and creamy with a lovely nutty fragrance. We had it for dessert after lunch and it went down a treat.