Korean Strawberry Milk with Sago Recipe

korean strawberry milk with strawberries on the side

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Korean Strawberry Milk with Sago Recipe

A delicious drink that hits the spot on hot summer days: Korean Strawberry Milk! A popular Korean drink that's creamy and sweet. Make a homemade strawberry syrup in 10 minutes and store in a jar. Add to your favorite milk of choice and enjoy. For an extra special treat, add Sago Tapioca bubbles. An easy recipe with fresh chunks of strawberries in every sip!

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Resting Time8

Course: Dessert, Drinks

Cuisine: Korean

Keyword: drink, Milk, Sago, Strawberry

Servings: (not-too-sweet) drinks

Calories: 130kcal

Author: Lis Lam

Equipment

1 Food processor
1 Large mesh sieve

Ingredients

1 lb strawberries
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp vanilla
1 cup Sago or small white tapioca pearls *uncooked

To assemble 1 drink:

2-3 Tbsp strawberry puree
2-3 Tbsp Sago (cooked, drained, rinsed)
1 cup cold milk of choice

Instructions

Strawberry Puree:

Wash, trim, and halve the strawberries. Add to a food processor and pulse until finely minced. The texture should be 50% puree and 50% finely minced strawberry chunks.
Transfer to a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid. Add brown sugar and vanilla. Mix well. (If the opening to the jar is too small, mix everything in a large bowl instead).
*Feel free to add sugar and vanilla to the food processor, if you prefer. I find it's harder to achieve the right consistency that way but it's definitely easier than adding it in later on.
Transfer tightly sealed jar to the fridge and rest overnight. This step allows the strawberry flavor to concentrate and intensify.

Sago:

Add water to a medium saucepan (2.5 qt) until it's 2/3 full. Bring to a roiling boil. When you see big bubbles breaking the surface, add the sago.
Cook Sago until completely translucent, mixing from time to time, about 10-12 minutes. The balls should be mostly clear but it's ok if a few balls have white centers here and there.
Drain in a fine mesh sieve. Rinse with cold water. Set aside.

Assemble drinks:

In a tall, clear glass, add strawberry puree to the bottom. Add Sago on top. Then add milk of choice. Stir gently with a straw and enjoy!

Video

Notes

*Store extra Sago in an air-tight container, in the fridge. To serve, simply rinse under cold water in a fine mesh sieve to break up big clumps. Then add to your drink, as per usual.

**The fresh strawberry puree will keep in the fridge, tightly sealed, for 5-7 days.

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