Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat
Singapore Ice Kacang Shaved Ice
新加坡紅豆刨冰
Recipe overview
Singapore hawker-style shaved ice over sweet beans, grass jelly, corn and attap chee, finished with rose and palm syrups.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 1 kg frozen drinking-water ice cubes
- 160 g ready-to-eat sweet red beans
- 120 g ready-to-eat grass jelly
- 120 g canned sweet corn
- 100 g canned attap chee palm seeds
- 80 ml evaporated milk
Two syrups
- 60 ml rose syrup
- 80 g palm sugar
- 60 ml water for palm syrup
02
Tools
- ice shaver
- small saucepan
- knife
- strainer
- four shallow dessert bowls
03
Steps
Step 1
Freeze ice
Freeze drinking water into solid ice cubes; include the full freezing time.
Step 2
Drain beans
Drain excess syrup from ready-to-eat sweet red beans.
Step 3
Drain palm seeds
Drain canned attap chee and cut into bite-size pieces.
Step 4
Cube jelly
Cut ready-to-eat grass jelly into small cubes.
Step 5
Drain corn
Drain canned sweet corn well.
Step 6
Make palm syrup
Simmer palm sugar with water until dissolved and slightly thick; cool fully.
Step 7
Start bowls
Set out four shallow dessert bowls and divide red beans among them.
Step 8
Add jelly
Divide grass-jelly cubes evenly among the bowls.
Step 9
Add corn and palm
Layer sweet corn and attap chee over the beans and jelly.
Step 10
Shave ice
Shave fully frozen ice cubes into fine snow with an ice shaver.
Step 11
Mound ice
Pile a high dome of fine shaved ice over each filled bowl.
Step 12
Finish
Drizzle rose syrup, cooled palm syrup and evaporated milk; serve immediately.
Common mistakes
- Coarsely crushed ice loses the characteristic fine shaved texture.
Tips
At least four hours of ice freezing is included; serve as soon as shaved.
