Beo beo, dai gion is a characteristic dish that cannot be missing in the traya offer on special occasions. This dish is quite easy to make, but the mứt-making step is a bit difficult and it’s very easy to burn if you don’t know the following tips.
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1 Tips for making mứt dừa without burning
When pouring the mixture into the pan, adjust the heat to the highest level and start stirring, until the sugar water boils, then reduce the heat to medium level. Continue stirring until the sugar water starts to evaporate and thicken, when you feel the stickiness and the weight when stirring, reduce the heat to the lowest level.
Do not use big heat because if the sugar water is too hot, it will burn and turn into caramel color
At this point, you must continuously and gently stir to prevent the coconut from burning, breaking, or getting crushed. Note that at this point, you should not rush and keep the heat high because if the sugar water is too hot, it will burn and turn into caramel color, which will cause the mứt to burn.
Do not boil until all the sugar crystallizes because it will make the product hard and burnt
Continue stirring evenly until white crystallized sugar particles appear around the coconut threads and it becomes slightly dry, then turn off the heat. Do not boil until all the sugar crystallizes because it will make the product hard, burnt, and lose its chewiness.
Continuously stir until the mứt is dry and the sugar crystallizes completely
The best way is to keep the mứt in the pan after turning off the heat, then continuously stir to dry the mứt and let the sugar crystallize completely. This step will prevent the mứt from getting watery and make it easier to store.
2 Other tips for making delicious mứt dừa
Tips for fixing burnt, sticky mứt dừa with no sugar crystallization: When you encounter this situation with your mứt dừa, don’t throw it away. Instead, use clean water to rinse off the sugar, let the coconut dry. Then add an appropriate amount of sugar to the coconut and start stirring over low heat.
Tips for fixing burnt, sticky mứt dừa with no sugar crystallization
Tips for quick drying, preventing watery mứt dừa, and longer preservation: In the initial preparation step, after cutting the coconut into threads, soak the coconut in warm water and wash it several times with water until the coconut is free of oil and water, making the coconut threads less sticky and slippery. Then remove and let it drain before proceeding to the next steps.
Tips for quick drying, preventing watery mứt dừa, and longer preservation
Tips for easy crystallization and beautiful white color of mứt dừa: When marinating the coconut, choose white sugar so that when you stir, it helps the mứt quickly crystallize and the coconut has a distinctive white color.
Tips for easy crystallization and beautiful white color of mứt dừa
Have you learned something? I hope that this year’s Tet, you will have delicious and beautiful homemade mứt dừa to treat your guests.