1. Combine hot water and 6 TBS sugar in a heatproof/microwave safe bowl
2. Stir and if sugar is not totally dissolved, heat for 20 seconds in the microwave
3. Add in 1/3 Cup of tapioca starch into the sugar solution and stir until no lumps
4. Heat the liquid in the microwave, stirring constantly
5. It will be ready when it is thick, sticky and translucent, remove from heat
6. Add in the rest of the tapioca starch 1 tbsp at a time and knead until it forms a firm but elastic dough (you may not need to use all depending on the humidity, if it is too dry add a tad of cold water to adjust)
7. Roll dough into logs that can pass through your boba straw
8. Cut the logs into small pillows and shape the pillows into pearls
9. Put it in a slightly “tapioca starch”-coated bowl and tumble it to make it rounder
10. In a large pot, bring 8 cups water (if you are cooking all of the pearls at the same time) to a rolling boil
11. Pour in the pearls into the pot and stir them occasionally to prevent the pearls from sticking to the bottom, you can stop when the pearls start to float
12. When the water returns back to a rolling boil, cover the pot and turn down the heat to medium low and cook for 8-10 minutes
13. Turn the heat off and let it sit for 5 minutes, do not open the lid during this stage
14. Drain the pearls and rinse them with room temp drinking water until it feels warm to the touch/ not hot anymore
15. Combine 1/4 of sugar and cooked pearls in a large bowl and mix it until all coated
Ingredients
Directions
1. Combine hot water and 6 TBS sugar in a heatproof/microwave safe bowl
2. Stir and if sugar is not totally dissolved, heat for 20 seconds in the microwave
3. Add in 1/3 Cup of tapioca starch into the sugar solution and stir until no lumps
4. Heat the liquid in the microwave, stirring constantly
5. It will be ready when it is thick, sticky and translucent, remove from heat
6. Add in the rest of the tapioca starch 1 tbsp at a time and knead until it forms a firm but elastic dough (you may not need to use all depending on the humidity, if it is too dry add a tad of cold water to adjust)
7. Roll dough into logs that can pass through your boba straw
8. Cut the logs into small pillows and shape the pillows into pearls
9. Put it in a slightly “tapioca starch”-coated bowl and tumble it to make it rounder
10. In a large pot, bring 8 cups water (if you are cooking all of the pearls at the same time) to a rolling boil
11. Pour in the pearls into the pot and stir them occasionally to prevent the pearls from sticking to the bottom, you can stop when the pearls start to float
12. When the water returns back to a rolling boil, cover the pot and turn down the heat to medium low and cook for 8-10 minutes
13. Turn the heat off and let it sit for 5 minutes, do not open the lid during this stage
14. Drain the pearls and rinse them with room temp drinking water until it feels warm to the touch/ not hot anymore
15. Combine 1/4 of sugar and cooked pearls in a large bowl and mix it until all coated