What Is Rock sugar and How Can I Use It?
Rock sugar is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store it, what to substitute, and 5 recipes to get you started.
| In Chinese: | 冰糖 | |
| British (UK) term: | Rock sugar | |
| en français: | sucre candi | |
| en español: | azúcar de la roca |
Recipes using rock sugar
There are 5 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Hot & Sour Cabbage
Quick, easy and tasty! The stir-fried cabbage can be served with steamed rice or crusty bread.
Hot Orange Soup with Wafers
Chinese hot orange soup made with fresh-squeezed orange juice, rock sugar, and preserved ginger, lightly thickened with cornstarch. Served warm with citrus slices and cream wafers.
Braised Chicken Drumsticks
Chinese red-cooked chicken drumsticks with chestnuts braise crispy fried chicken in dark soy sauce, sherry, five-spice, and rock sugar until glossy mahogany. A classic hong shao technique for festive Chinese dining.
Steamed Chicken & Ham with Broccoli Spears
A whole chicken and ham steamed with ginger and sherry, chopped Chinese-style, and served with stir-fried broccoli under a glossy rock sugar glaze. An impressive traditional Chinese banquet dish.
Duck with Sugar Cane - Vit Tiem Mia
Vit Tiem Mia is a traditional Vietnamese braised duck wrapped in sugar cane, stuffed with peanuts, chestnuts, ginkgo nuts, and lotus seeds, simmered in coconut water until fork-tender.
