Lychee Koi Fish Jelly 荔枝鲤鱼果冻
Chinese New Year is just around the corner and this is my last post before the celebration. I’ve shared my Koi Fish Jelly recipes in previous years. As fish is considered a lucky symbol for Chinese New Year, so this time around, I tweaked the recipe with lychee filling. This lychee koi fish jelly is very easy and quick to prepare and it’s very refreshing too with a tinge of lemon grass fragrance. Definitely great to serve these lovely koi fish jellies during the Chinese New holidays and I’m sure everyone will be very delighted to receive this as a gift too.
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Lychee Koi Fish Jelly
Great to serve these lovely koi fish jellies during the Chinese New holidays and I’m sure everyone will be very delighted to receive this as a gift too.
Ingredients
- 1 can lychee - reserved 400ml syrup + 250ml water = 650ml
- lychee - blend coarsely
- 50 g caster sugar
- 10 g agar agar powder
- 2 inches sticks lemon grass - about 3long and bashed
- 1 tbsp fresh milk
- 2 fish moulds
- 32 pieces black currant
Instructions
- Boil lychee syrup, water, sugar, agar agar powder and lemon grass together. Keep stirring it for about 3 minutes to boil at medium heat. Discard lemon grass and pass through a sieve.Turn to low heat and keep agar agar liquid warm.
- Using a pair of tweezers and dip black currant into agar agar liquid, then stick it on fish mould eyes.
- Mix fresh milk with 1 tablespoon agar agar liquid in a small bowl. Use a brush and dip into the milk liquid, then brush quickly on to the fish mould body and set aside.
- Pour blended lychee and 1-2 drops of rose pink colouring into the agar agar liquid and stir to boil again at medium heat. Off heat and cool down the lychee liquid mixture a little. Then gently pour the lychee liquid into the fish mould from the tail side, so that the fish eyes will not drop off easily and chill for at least 2-3 hours to set or overnight.
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- 荔枝鲤鱼果冻 Lychee Koi Fish Jelly
- 材料：
- 罐头荔枝一罐，保留400毫升糖水 + 250毫升请水
- 荔枝，磨碎
- 50克 细糖
- 10克 菜燕粉
- 2条 香茅，约3寸长，拍一拍
- 1汤匙 牛奶
- 2个 鲤鱼模子
- 32粒 黑葡萄干
- 做法：
- 将糖水，清水，糖，菜燕粉及香茅放进锅里，以中火煮致滚，要不停的搅拌约2分钟。用网筛滤掉香茅渣，转入小火保温菜燕液。
- 用镊子夹葡萄干浸入菜燕液里，然后粘在鱼模子的眼睛上。
- 舀出2汤匙菜燕液和牛奶搅匀在小碗里。快速刷在模子上。
- 最后把荔枝碎倒入菜燕液里，加入1-2滴粉红色素，再以中火搅致滚，熄火。稍微待凉，慢慢将荔枝液体倒入鱼模子里（从尾端倒入，这样鱼眼睛就不容易脱落）。收入冰箱冷藏2-3小时致凝固或隔夜。
This post is linked at Cook and Celebrate: Chinese New Year 2016
hosted by Yen from GoodyFoodies, Diana from The Domestic Goddess Wannabe
and Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids.
Wishing everyone a very Happy Chinese New Year, Good Health, Good Luck and Much Happiness throughout the year.
祝大家新年快乐，身体健康，阖家幸福、万事如意, 猴年行大运！
Happy cny to you and family!! I lose your contact no. so do email me to keep in touch. 🙂
Hi Hanushi,
Happy New Year! How are you doing? Can you send me an email?
Ann, can I add in lime juice into the lemongrass liquid? I want to increase the fragrance of lemongrass, do I use 3 stalks or more? Thanks
Air Li, you can just add 2 to 3 tablespoons lime juice to the lemongrass liquid.
Thanks, Anne! Can I add in total 3 stalks of lemongrass if I want stronger taste and smell? Thanks
Corrections – Ann!
Yes sure. You can add more if you like.
Hi Ann,The koi jelly is so pretty. I want to do it today. Did you add colour to the lychee liquid mixture?
Hi Shuyin,
Yes, I added 2 drops of rose pink colouring. Sorry left out in the English recipe. Thank you for the mention.
Hi Ann, 祝你新年快乐 阖家安康 ^^
Hi Ann,Very lovely koi fish jelly!!!I like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family Gong Xi Fa Cai! Hope that you have a good CNY break :)Zoe
Oh my, these look so adorable!
Ann, may I know where can I get the black currant? Or can I use other replacement? Thank you.
Hi Shirelyl you can get the black currant from Phoon Huat or use raisins, cut into smaller pieces.
These are so adorable!
Hi Ann,Indeed, these lovely lychee koi fish jellies are great as CNY celebration gift too 🙂 Wishing you & family 新年快乐, 万事如意!
Ann, your lychee koi fish jelly is so lifelike! Here's wishing you and your family Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Oh my word, Ann…They are so pretty, I wouldn't dream of doing anything but looking at them, lol…Happy Chinese New Year to You and Yours!!!
oh they look so pretty :). its like art , too pretty to even eat 🙂 just want to look at it ….
Ann, can I omit the lemon grass totally or is it necessary to replace it with pandan leaves for the lychee koi fish agar agar.
Hi Pearly, You can use about 1 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice or pandan leaves in this recipe.
Ann, can I add in lime juice into the lemongrass liquid? I want to increase the fragrance of lemongrass, do I use 3 stalks or more? Thanks
Air Li, you can just add 2 to 3 tablespoons lime juice to the lemongrass liquid.
Thanks, Anne! Can I add in total 3 stalks of lemongrass if I want stronger taste and smell? Thanks
Corrections – Ann!
Yes sure. You can add more if you like.
Ann, can I omit the lemon grass totally or is it necessary to replace it with pandan leaves for the lychee koi fish agar agar.
Hi Pearly, You can use about 1 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice or pandan leaves in this recipe.
Hi Ann,
The koi jelly is so pretty. I want to do it today. Did you add colour to the lychee liquid mixture?
Hi Shuyin,
Yes, I added 2 drops of rose pink colouring. Sorry left out in the English recipe. Thank you for the mention.
Oh my word, Ann…They are so pretty, I wouldn't dream of doing anything but looking at them, lol…
Happy Chinese New Year to You and Yours!!!
Hi Ann, 祝你新年快乐 阖家安康 ^^
Happy cny to you and family!! I lose your contact no. so do email me to keep in touch. 🙂
Hi Hanushi,
Happy New Year! How are you doing? Can you send me an email?
Ann, may I know where can I get the black currant? Or can I use other replacement? Thank you.
Hi Shirelyl you can get the black currant from Phoon Huat or use raisins, cut into smaller pieces.
Hi Ann,
Indeed, these lovely lychee koi fish jellies are great as CNY celebration gift too 🙂
Wishing you & family 新年快乐, 万事如意!
Oh my, these look so adorable!
These are so adorable!
Ann, your lychee koi fish jelly is so lifelike! Here's wishing you and your family Gong Xi Fa Cai!
oh they look so pretty :). its like art , too pretty to even eat 🙂 just want to look at it ….
Hi Ann,
Very lovely koi fish jelly!!!
I like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family Gong Xi Fa Cai! Hope that you have a good CNY break 🙂
Zoe