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Sweet soup 糖水

Red bean sweet soup with tangerine peel

陳皮紅豆沙

Neutral平

Gentle and balanced. Traditionally fine for most people, any time of year. Red beans are neutral; tangerine peel adds a little warmth.

Good for traditionally believed to drain damp and be easy on the stomach.

  • 10 minprep
  • 2 hcook
  • 6servings
  • One potAll year
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  1. Soak the beans overnight. Soak the tangerine peel and scrape off the pith.
  2. Boil the beans and peel, then simmer covered for 1.5 to 2 hours, stirring now and then, until the beans burst.
  3. Mash some beans against the pot to thicken. Stir in the sugar until it melts.

Who should go easy

High in sugar; adjust for diabetes.

Traditional Chinese food therapy, not medical advice. Ask your doctor if you are pregnant, on medication or unwell.

Ingredient natures from Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, "中醫食療——食物種類分析" (Dr Lam To-yee, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, 2022). How we judge a soup’s nature.

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Red bean sweet soup with tangerine peel 陳皮紅豆沙

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Soak the beans overnight. Soak the tangerine peel and scrape off the pith.

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