How to Break Down Yellow Rock Sugar (5 Steps)
Yellow rock sugar is also known as Chinese rock sugar. Unlike Western granulated sugar, rock sugar is sold in solid, honey-colored chunks. To use the sugar in recipes, you must break it apart. Using rock sugar will require the use of force and a heavy tool. "The Chinese Kitchen" recommends using a hammer rather than a rolling pin for breaking apart lumps of yellow rock sugar. Authors Deh-Ta Hsiung and Ken Hom note that the hardness of the rock sugar could damage the wood of common kitchen rolling pins.
Things You'll Need
- Tea towel
- Hammer
- Airtight container
Instructions
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Place a lump of yellow rock sugar into a towel.
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Fold the edges of the towel over the sugar to prevent broken chunks from falling out and to protect the counter.
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Tap the sugar with a hammer through the towel until the lump breaks down into smaller pieces.
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Add the broken down chunks of rock sugar to hot dishes or drinks so the heat further melts the sugar. Each lump of yellow rock sugar replaces 1 tablespoon of white or brown sugar in recipes.
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Break more sugar than you need and store the extra in an airtight container at room temperature indefinitely.
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