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Konnyaku jelly with Honey citron tea



To combat the current hot weather these days, I made this konnyaku jelly with honey citron tea to ward off the heat from our body system.  Honey citron tea known as Yuja in Korean and Yuzu in Japanese is a traditional Korean tea known to be a good cold and flu remedy.  It contains 1.5 times more natural vitamin C then the orange and taking this helps to overcome fatique as well.  Making a hot drink with a couple of teaspoons of this jelly marmalade makes a very soothing beverage for sore throat.  Here's what I did and you'll agree with me that it's super easy.

  











This yuja jelly has a distinctive flavour ~ a mix of orange and lemon with the citron peel lending a slight bitter taste somewhat akin to grapefruit.

Recipe for Konnyaku jelly with Honey citron tea

Ingredients
  • 1 packet of 250 gm konnyaku jelly powder + 1 packet of malic acid
  • 1000 ml plain water
  • 4  Tbsp honey citron tea jam
  • 250 ml hot water
Preparation
  1. Dissolve the honey citron tea jam with hot water, mix well.
  2. As per instructions on the packet, pour the jelly powder into a pot.
  3. Add in the citron tea mixture, water and cook on high heat.  Keep stirring to prevent mixture from becoming lumpy.
  4. Once boiling, reduce to low heat and boil for another 3 mins.
  5. Turn off heat and stir in the malic acid till dissolved.
  6. Pour into moulds.  Allow jelly to set, cool. 
  7. Keep refrigerated overnight.
  8. Serve chilled.

  I must say a big 'Thank You' to Yummylittlecooks and Vivian Pang for this award.


 I'm submitting this post to Weekend Herb Blogging # 320 hosted by
Astrid  from  Paulchen's Foodblog
 

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  1. Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak LoverFebruary 9, 2012 at 5:50 PM

    very refreshing jelly!

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    1. Sokehah cheahFebruary 10, 2012 at 1:07 AM

      Thank you, Sonia. Yup, indeed refreshing in this crazy weather.

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  2. lenaFebruary 9, 2012 at 11:05 PM

    hello cheah, i've seen this tea in organic shops or jusco...cannot remember but i've never tried them. Maybe it's also a good alternative to drinking honey..cos sometimes i made honey drink too.

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    1. Sokehah cheahFebruary 10, 2012 at 1:09 AM

      Yes, it's available in Jusco at the section where they have Korean and Japanese stuff. But it's a different brand, think it's more or less the same.

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  3. ann lowFebruary 9, 2012 at 11:48 PM

    Beautiful! This konnyaku jelly definitely has a bouncy chewy effect and very refreshing too.

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    1. Sokehah cheahFebruary 10, 2012 at 1:11 AM

      Thank you, Ann. I prefer this type of jelly, chewy is the word, you've described it well.

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  4. ElinFebruary 10, 2012 at 2:06 PM

    I must get a bottle of this honey citron tea from Jusco too since it has so much vit C and the bitter after taste would be good for me. I love konnyaku jelly :)

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    1. Sokehah cheahFebruary 11, 2012 at 8:55 AM

      They were on offer just before CNY. I like it too as a drink.

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  5. JeannieFebruary 11, 2012 at 10:21 PM

    Mmmm...looks so yummy and refreshing, I know I would enjoy this jelly too because I love citrus!

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  6. Sokehah cheahFebruary 12, 2012 at 1:17 AM

    Yes, me too. You enjoy and have a pleasant weekend.

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  7. My Little SpaceFebruary 12, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    These jellies sounded incredibly good. I definitely won't stop at one. The citron tea jam cost around RM20 per jam.Is it more expensive at Jusco?
    Happy weekend.
    Kristy

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    1. Sokehah cheahFebruary 13, 2012 at 8:17 AM

      The bottle of honey citron tea costs more than 20 rgt.in JJ think it's around 30 rgt. Like I've said, there are other brands.

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  8. Angie's RecipesFebruary 12, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    So pretty and somehow they remind me of rambutan fruit ;-))

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  9. Marillyn BeardFebruary 14, 2012 at 8:22 AM

    Wow, interesting! Would love to try this.

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    1. Sokehah cheahFebruary 15, 2012 at 8:11 AM

      Thanks for dropping by. Just popped over to your blog Just making noise .... interersting.

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    can i just put konnyaku jelly powder and skip the malic acid.

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    1. Sokehah cheahFebruary 24, 2012 at 11:53 PM

      The malic acid came with the packet and I did it according to instructions.

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  12. Baking ScientistJanuary 13, 2013 at 4:25 PM

    Sounds like a great idea, can't wait to try! First I have to buy the honey citron jam first...

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