AZUKI RED BEAN SOUP
Red bean soup is both a popular snack and a sweet dessert soup. Azuki beans benefit the heart and aid digestion, relieves edema, invigorates blood circulation, promotes urination, and clears heat. Tangerine peel’s warm essence helps to clear phlegm and eliminate dampness in the Stomach and upper abdominal area. Lotus seeds nourish and calm the Heart, strengthen the digestive organs, and benefits the Kidneys.
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Soak the Aduki beans in warm water
About 2 hours before making the soup, place the dried lotus seeds in a bowl with enough water to cover.
In a medium saucepan, bring the 6 cups of water with the tangerine peel to a boil.
Turn the heat down, add the azuki beans and lotus seeds and simmer, partially covered, for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until the beans are softened to the point where they are just beginning to break apart.
Add the brown sugar and stir until dissolved.
Remove the dried tangerine peel before serving.
Serve the red bean soup hot or cold. Serves 6 – 8.
Ingredients
Directions
Soak the Aduki beans in warm water
About 2 hours before making the soup, place the dried lotus seeds in a bowl with enough water to cover.
In a medium saucepan, bring the 6 cups of water with the tangerine peel to a boil.
Turn the heat down, add the azuki beans and lotus seeds and simmer, partially covered, for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until the beans are softened to the point where they are just beginning to break apart.
Add the brown sugar and stir until dissolved.
Remove the dried tangerine peel before serving.
Serve the red bean soup hot or cold. Serves 6 – 8.
