Hot Orange Pudding (hsi-mi-chu-keng)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup pearl tapioca
• 1 large orange
• 2 1/2 cups cold water
• 1/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 cover the tapioca with 1/2 cup of cold water in a small bowl. let soak at least 4 hours.
• 2 peel the orange and remove the membrane. cut the orange meat into small pieces.
• 3 combine 2 cups cold water with sugar in a sauce pan. bring to a boil over high heat, and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• 4 drain the tapioca and slowly pour it into the saucepan, stirring constantly. cook over medium heat, continually stirring, for 2 minutes, or until the pudding thickens.
• 5 stir in the orange pieces, and bring to a boil again.
• 6 serve hot.