I made this batch of Koi Fish Jelly during Lunar New Year..Yes I know Chinese New Year was over..Sorry for the late posting.I remember during last year Chinese New Year ,I saw Anncoojournal posted some beautiful Koi Jelly Fish , I was very impressed with the vibrated color..When I visited Malaysia during summer ,I keep remind myself I have to get some Koi Fish mold.My mom told me not to buy any since she have few unused mold.She gave me 2 different sizes of Koi Fish jelly mold but unfortunately the biggest mold can't fit into my overloaded luggage..Luckily I was able to bring 2 medium size molds back with me.I adapted this recipe from AnncooJournal. I always admired Ann's cooking and baking idea and creativity,not to said her amazing photography presented.If you don't believe me,just hop to her blog.
Ingredients:
500ml Water
100g Sugar
150ml Fresh milk (I used Hazelnut flavor creamer)
9g Agar agar powder (gelatin powder)
2-3 pandan leaves
2 Fish molds
12 Blackcurrant (I used Blueberry for the eyes)
Refer the tutorial here!!
1:Using scissors to cut black currants into half and roll into tiny nibs with your finger tips as fish eyes.(I selected the smallest blueberries) Tie pandan leaves into a small knot.
2:Boil water, sugar, agar agar powder and pandan leaves together, keep stirring water until boil at medium heat. Off heat and stir agar agar liquid for another 2-3 minutes. Discard pandan leaves.
3:Put agar agar liquid under double boiler or at low heat to prevent agar agar liquid set quickly. ~ stir occasionally.
Using a tweezers and dip black currant into agar agar liquid then place black currant on the fish mold eyes. It will sticks quickly.
4:Take 2 tsp of agar agar liquid into a sauce plate and add a drop of coloring into it (any color you prefer) and mix well. (I used 3 colors ~ red,lefty green and lemon yellow)
5:Using the back of the teaspoon(I used tiny brush),smear the colored liquid quickly on fish mold body ~ mix any color you like. (if the colored liquid has set, add a little hot agar agar liquid to dilute it),
6:After the colored liquid set on the fish mold, reboil the plain agar agar liquid. Off heat and pour fresh milk into it and stir for another 2-3 minutes and gently pour it into molds (cool down the liquid if it is too hot).
7:Chill agar agar Koi fish in fridge for at least 2-3 hours or overnight before removing from the fish mold.


2 comments:
Oh, your Koi fish jelly look so real! well done.
This is really cute and well done!!
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