Sweet Green Mung Bean Soup Food

A traditional Chinese medicinal soup( more like a porridge to Westerners).This excellent recipe is from one of my favorite cookbooks,The Wisdom Of The Chinese Kitchen,by Grace Young.In it she states that this sweet soup is considered cooling ,and therefore is thought to be beneficial in hot weather and to treat itchy skin conditions,rashes,and acne-but not too eat more than 1 1/2 cup at a time or it may cool the body too much and make people with weak constitutions faint!(I eat much more than the serving and have always been fine lol)For this recipe you need green mung beans,not hulled yellow beans,and Chinese brown sugar also called brown candy.The sugar can be found in almost any Asian market and is sold in slabs that are about the color and cosistency of piloncillo or soft jaggery and come 4-6 slabs in a package.They should be soft enough to cut easily if the package has been stored properly.For the medicinal benefits the sugar should not be substituted,as the brown candy is believed to be superior to other sugars and remove toxins from the body.

Provided by strangelittlebeast

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h5m

Yield 6 cups, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 257.3, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 36.3, Carbohydrate 51.4, Fiber 9.5, Sugar 20.6, Protein 13.1

A perfect dessert for an Oriental meal. Sometimes i just drink it as a snack. Very fragrant due to the coconut milk. I've even poured it into a popsicle mold and ended up with a sweet bean popsicle! Refreshing and low in fat (without the coconut, anyway *grin*)!

Provided by WaterMelon

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 449.7, Fat 1.7, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 53.8, Carbohydrate 86, Fiber 18.9, Sugar 24.9, Protein 26.1

After coming across mung beans in my local market one day, I was curious as to just what to do with them. After much searching I found this recipe on the internet which I've altered to suit our tastes. The result is a spicy and satisfying soup-a meal in a bowl. I found in my research these Asian beans don't need pre-soaking and are very nourishing, while being relatively easy to digest--they do not generally create abdominal gas or bloating (sorry, but for some people, that is important). According to modern nutrition, mung beans offer 14 gms of protein per cooked cup. Mung beans are also a good source of dietary fiber. They also contain thiamin, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and copper, and are a good source of folate. The ham in this recipe can be omitted and vegetable stock substituted for chicken stock if you are vegetarian. I serve with crusty bread on the side, but you may also serve over rice if desired.

Provided by FlemishMinx

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 468.9, Fat 15.3, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 45.9, Sodium 269.9, Carbohydrate 50.1, Fiber 14.6, Sugar 3.4, Protein 34.9

Make and share this Sweet Mung Bean Soup recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Asura

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h

Yield 5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 238.4, Fat 7.3, SaturatedFat 5.8, Sodium 491.1, Carbohydrate 31.9, Fiber 9.2, Sugar 0.3, Protein 13.4