Hearty Red Bean Soup (紅豆湯)

I think I have consume more of this when I was a young child, at least once in a fortnight. There are many variations on how to cook this, but I adopt the easiest way as I do not want to waste time in preparing it. I am now cooking this for my family as they love this dessert serve once in a while after dinner.

Red Bean Soup (serves 4)

250g     Red beans (Adzuki beans)

4 pcs    Dried Tangerine peel (small)

10g      Glutinous Rice (soaked)

2 litres  Water

150g     Rock sugar (to taste)

1. Wash red beans thoroughly. Soaked tangerine peel and wash off the impurities.
2. Soaked the glutinous rice for at least an hour. Rinse.
3. Boil the water then add the glutinuos rice. Simmer for 15minutes over medium heat till soft.
4. Add in the beans and simmer for another hour till soft.
5. Add in the rock sugar, when it has dissolved put in the tangerine peel.
6. Simmer for about another 15 minutes then it is done.
7. Serve hot or cold.

If you have a pressure cooker, this can be cooked faster. Sometimes I use rice cooker to cook as well if I just want to leave it and let it cook slowly. Any other cooking method can be use for your own convinence.