Tim Gok Treats

I spent the afternoon with my Mom and Auntie Betty making Tim Gok, a sweet Chinese Treat with peanuts, coconut, sesame seeds and sugar inside a deep fried wrapper. 

My Grandma Chow used to make these for us, and I just loved them. I hadn't thought about them in a long time until last week when my friend, Bea, posted in Facebook that she was making them. Apparently they are a Chinese New Year treat, but my Grandma may have made them at different times of the year.

Bea told me that the So Kok wrappers are only available during Chinese New Year, and are sometimes hard to find. She very thoughtfully brought over some Tim Gok (she calls the So Kok) last week, but also brought me a package of the wrappers!! I asked my Mom if we could try making them together and she was up for it!! She invited my Auntie Betty to come make them with us. None of us have ever made them before, but they turned out great!

Here's the recipe I followed:

• 1 package of So Kok wraps. (if they're not available Siu Mai wraps can be substituted)
• 1 Cup roasted peanuts, chopped (fine or coarse, it's up to you)
• 1 Cup toasted shredded coconut
• ¾ cup sugar
• ¼ cup to 1 cup roasted sesame seeds (I go with ¼, it really depends how much you love sesame seeds)
• 1 egg beaten
• Oil for frying (peanut oil works best)

We had a lot of fun making these together, and they turned out great! My Mom did such a great job deep frying them, and they are beautiful and delicious.

Sent from my iPhone- please ignore any inadvertent  autocorrect typos. :)