Red Egg Jelly

As a Chinese, our tradition, following a child birth we will gives away red eggs to family members and close friends. Red eggs is a symbol... of announcing a good news...so if next time you see Red Eggs in a Chinese family means there is a celebration. Red is also a auspicious colour among Chinese. As for Easter Red Egg is the  of rebirth of Christ...Our Saviour..

Red Egg Jelly
Recipe source is adapted from Exquissite Desserts & Snacks for Party(精致宴会美点)
Ingredient for yolk:
1/2 tbsp agar- agar powder
   30 g sugar
115 g water
  40 ml fresh milk
    3 Pcs pan dan leaves ( knotted )
some orange food 


1 3D round shape jelly mould


To do the yolk.
1) Boil water and pandan leaves together.
2) Add in sugar and agar-agar powder stir till sugar completely dissolve.
3) Pour in fresh milk and stir to combine. Add a drop of orange food coloring.

~Pour agar-agar mixture into the 3D round ball jelly mould~

***~After the agar-agar is set then we can take out the 3D round jellies~

4) Pour this agar-agar mixture into the 3 D round shape mould. Let it cool a little and put into fridge to set. When it is set, take out and trim off excess if there is any. 

~This is the round egg yolk jelly ..is it make out of agar-agar~

**(It take about 20 minutes for the yolk jellies to set in the fridge.
***(Please refer to the pictures to see the look of the 3D round yolk mould)


Ingredient for white:
1/2 tbsp plus 1/4 tsp agar-agar powder
70 g sugar
210 ml water
6 pcs pandan leaves
A pinch od salt
140 ml thick coconut milk ( I use Ayam Brand thick coconut milk)


8 empty egg shells, some bright red food colouring

~Empty egg shells..clean and wash them ahead~

To do the white:.
1) Boil water and pandan leaves together.
2) Add in sugar and agar-agar powder stir till sugar completely dissolve.
3) Pour in coconut milk, stir to combine.
4) Pour the white agar-agar mixture into prepared empty egg shell until 3/4 full.

~Filled in up to 3/4 full into the empty egg shells with agar-agar mixture. ~

5) When the white agar-agar is half set, then put the agar-agar yolk into the white agar-agar.

~Use a pair of chopstick to put the yolk into the egg shell ~

6) Put into fridge until the agar-agar is completely set.

~Going to send into the fridge to let it set~

7) When agar-agar is set, break the egg shell and dye the egg jellies with the bright red food colouring.

Instead of real Red Eggs I make this Red Egg Jellies for my hubby's birthday.
Fun to eat and no cholesterol at all...:D

This month Very Good Recipes theme is April Fool challenge. We have to prepare some kind of DISH that looks like something, but is made of something else entirely.

                     

I will submit this post to Very Good Recipes for April Fool challenge. Do make something and have fun!

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