White fungus w/ rock sugar dessert

Ingredients

• 50 g white fungus (soak for 30+ minutes)
• 80 g dried longan (soak 1+ hour)
• 70 g dried dates (soak 1+ hour)
• 200 g rock sugar
• 4 liters water

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Preparation

• Cook soaked dried dates with water for about 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Rinse the dried longan first to get rid of dirt and then soak with 2 cups of water. Save the clean part of the water to add into the soup later.
• Clean the soaked white fungus and cut into small chunks. Remove the hard yellow center.
• Boil the 4 liter water plus the clean longan water. Add in the white fungus. Bring to boil.
• Then add in the red dates and then on medium low heat to slow boil for 20 minutes.
• Add in the longan meat and boil for another 10 minutes.
• Add in the rock sugar to taste and cook for another 10 minutes.
• Cool and then refrigerate. Serve chilled with ice.