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Simple Method for Making Sugar Color

This is a simple method for making sugar color. For more advanced techniques and advanced uses of sugar color, please refer to Frying Sugar Color.

Estimated Cooking Difficulty: ★★★★

Essential Ingredients and Tools

  • Sugar (choose one):
  • Rock sugar: Produces the most vibrant, bright red sugar color. Must be fried with water and oil; melting without water will be very slow.
  • White granulated sugar: Must be fried with water and oil; melting without water will be very slow.
  • Fine white sugar: Can be used without adding water.
  • During the sugar color frying process, do not use high heat!!! Induction cookers may not reach sufficient temperature; if the heat is too high, it becomes bitter; if too low, it remains sweet.

Calculations

  • Oil: 100ml
  • Boiling water: 500ml
  • Sugar (using rock sugar as an example)

Instructions

  • Turn on the heat and pour 100ml of boiling water into the pot.
  • Then pour 100ml of oil into the pot. The shorter the interval between this step and the first step, the better. At this stage, the heat can be medium-high or high; if you are in a hurry, use high heat.
  • Add the rock sugar (if the rock sugar pieces are too large, crush them beforehand to achieve the lowest possible coupling degree).
  • Adjust the heat to medium.
  • Start stirring:
  • Stir continuously, continuously, continuously until it turns brownish. At this point, reduce the heat to low.
  • It will become thinner, turn tea-red, then 酱红色 (sauce-red) with small bubbles forming. Prepare to execute Operation 1 or Operation 2 below.
  • The small bubbles will gradually disappear, followed by the appearance of large bubbles. When large bubbles appear, the sugar color is complete.
  • You must quickly proceed to the next step at this moment (regardless of which operation you choose, ensure everything is prepared in advance and act quickly! Otherwise, excessive heat will make the sugar color bitter). Choose based on the dish style and personal taste:
    • Operation 1: Directly add 400ml of boiling water to cool it down.
    • Operation 2: Alternatively, add seasonings such as scallions, ginger, garlic, and Sichuan peppercorns and stir-fry.

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