By JORDAN FARHANG
Staff Writer
Ingredients:
Tapioca flour
Brown sugar
Hot water
Bring the water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Make sure the sugar is dissolved. When the mixture comes to a boil, add some of the tapioca starch into the boiling water and whisk until smooth. Return it to cook over low heat until you get a thick paste. Bring the water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Make sure the sugar is dissolved as well. When the mixture comes to a boil, add some of the tapioca starch into the boiling water and whisk until smooth. Return it to cook over low heat until you get a nice, thick paste. Take small pieces from the dough and then ball them up in your palm. Repeat until you’re finished with all of the dough. The first stage involves cooking the boba pearls in water. This will soften the boba pearls and make them chewy and almost translucent. For every cup of boba pearls, use 4 cups of water. Once the boba pearls are cooked, strain them and dunk them in cold water. Keeping them soaked in cold water prevents them from sticking to each other. The cook time will change according to how fresh/dry the boba pearls are. If the boba pearls are fresh, then the cooking time will be less. Next, cook them in a sugar pan. You can use white sugar or brown sugar for this part. If you want to add more flavor to the syrup, go with molasses brown sugar. Next, add to your drink after letting it cool for a few minutes, and enjoy!