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Chinese Red Bean Soup Dessert
Submitted by LadyTong on March 3, 2015 – 1:54 pmNo Comment | 25,186 views
Soup Name: Chinese Red Bean Soup Dessert, Chinese Red Bean Soup, Red Bean Dessert, Red Bean Soup
Traditional Chinese Name: 紅豆沙 (hǒng dòu shā)
Introduction:
This is a traditional Chinese dessert and a popular dish among the Chinese. It can be eaten any day of the year, but does have special meaning during Chinese New Year’s (because of the red, added with glutinous rice balls filled with sweet black sesame!). This dessert can be served hot or cold and will vary in its content depending on the chef. The basic recipes really just calls for red beans, water and sugar, but many people will also add lotus seeds, black rice, glutinous rice balls and varying other ingredients to make it more rich and wholesome. Some people also will freeze the leftover dessert and make popsicles with them (Hong Kong actually carries this as a commercial dessert in super markets!).
Amount serves: 4 servings in 250mL bowls
What Ingredients are required?
200 g of dried red/azuki beans
30 g of dried lily blubs
50 g of dried lotus seeds
80 g of rock sugar
1 slice of dried tangerine peel
2-3 glutinous rice balls (per person) (optional)
2 L of water
How do I prepare it?
- Soak the red beans in warm water for about 2 hours prior to cooking (this will soften them more)
- Soak the tangerine peel for 20 minutes (or until soft). Using a butter knife, scrape off the dark outside skin until all the brown portions have washed off under running water (this will help reduce the bitterness of the soup)
- Boil your soup water
- When water boils, add everything except the glutinous rice balls
- Boil on high heat for 30 minutes
- Reduce to a medium boil while covered for another hour (or until all the ingredients have softened to your liking)
- Add glutinous rice balls and boil for another 5 minutes
- Serve and enjoy!
Any benefits?
- Low in fat and a very tasty, healthy and protein rich sweet soup
- It serves as a good dessert base (you can add other ingredients to customize it)
- There is a good portion of fiber in the soup
- Excellent source of antioxidants, magnesium, iron, potassium and zinc
Any precautions?
- For those who have gout, consume with caution due to the amount of red beans used
- Take caution when adding sugar to sweet soups (add less and you can always add more later if needed)
Chinese Red Bean Soup Dessert Ingredients
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