Singapore Tau Huay (Fuzhou Style)
A silky smooth Fuzhou-style soy milk pudding, often served warm with a sweet ginger syrup. It's a comforting and light dessert or breakfast item popular in Singapore.
🧂 Ingredients
- 250 g Dried soybeans(soaked overnight)
- 1.5 liter Water(for blending soybeans)
- 500 ml Water(for cooking the pudding)
- 100 g Sugar(adjust to taste, for the pudding)
- 1 tsp Agar-agar powder
- 150 g Gula Melaka (palm sugar)(for syrup)
- 200 ml Water(for syrup)
- 50 g Fresh ginger(sliced, for syrup)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Drain the soaked soybeans and rinse them thoroughly. Remove any skins if desired for a smoother texture.
💡 Tip: Soaking overnight is crucial for softening the beans. - 2
Blend the soybeans with 1.5 liters of water until very smooth. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth to extract the soy milk. Discard the pulp.
💡 Tip: Blend in batches if necessary. Double straining ensures a silky texture. - 3
Pour the strained soy milk into a pot. Add 500ml of water, sugar, and agar-agar powder. Stir well to combine.
- 4
Cook the mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it comes to a gentle boil and thickens slightly. Be careful not to scorch the bottom.
⏱️ 10-15 minutes💡 Tip: Continuous stirring prevents sticking and burning. - 5
Pour the mixture into individual serving bowls or a larger container. Let it cool slightly before refrigerating until set.
⏱️ 2-3 hours💡 Tip: Allowing it to cool before refrigerating prevents condensation. - 6
While the tau huay is setting, prepare the ginger syrup. Combine gula melaka, 200ml water, and sliced ginger in a saucepan.
- 7
Bring the syrup mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes until the sugar has dissolved and the syrup has slightly thickened. Strain out the ginger slices.
⏱️ 10 minutes - 8
Serve the chilled tau huay warm with the ginger syrup poured over it.
💡 Tip: Some prefer it chilled, others warm. The ginger syrup is essential for the Fuzhou style.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓For an even smoother texture, you can peel the soybeans after soaking.
- ✓Adjust the sweetness of both the tau huay and the syrup to your liking.
- ✓If you don't have agar-agar, you can use gelatin, but the texture will be slightly different.
- ✓Serve warm for a truly authentic Fuzhou-style experience.
🔄 Variations
- Add pandan leaves to the soy milk while cooking for a fragrant aroma.
- Serve with a drizzle of evaporated milk or coconut milk.
- Experiment with different sweeteners for the syrup, such as brown sugar.