[Quick & Easy] Mung Bean Soup

Name: [Quick & Easy] Mung Bean Soup
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 grams mung beans (about 1 cup); 1000 ml water (about 4 1/4 cups); 1/2 cup granulated sugar (about 100 grams); 1/2 cup dark brown sugar (about 100 grams)

凱茜媽咪の廚房 @Kathy_kitchen

On a hot summer day, enjoy a bowl of chilled mung bean soup—a refreshing treat to beat the heat. This recipe uses a simmer-and-steep method to cook sweet mung beans, saving both time and energy.

凱茜媽咪の廚房 @Kathy_kitchen

On a hot summer day, enjoy a bowl of chilled mung bean soup—a refreshing treat to beat the heat. This recipe uses a simmer-and-steep method to cook sweet mung beans, saving both time and energy.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

Serves 4 servings

200 gramsmung beans (about 1 cup)
1000 mlwater (about 4 1/4 cups)
1/2 cupgranulated sugar (about 100 grams)
1/2 cupdark brown sugar (about 100 grams)

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Gather all the ingredients.
2

Rinse the mung beans thoroughly and soak them for 1–2 hours.
3

Place the soaked mung beans in a soup pot with a tight-fitting lid. Add 1000 ml (about 4 1/4 cups) of water.
4

Turn on the heat and bring to a boil. Let the mung beans boil for 5 minutes, then skim off any foam.
5

Turn off the heat, cover the pot, and let it steep for 30 minutes.
6

Uncover and check if the mung beans are fully cooked. If not, add a little more water, bring to a boil again, cover, and let steep for another 10 minutes.
7

Once the mung beans are tender, add the granulated sugar and dark brown sugar. Stir well, cover, and let steep for 10 more minutes to sweeten the beans.
8

Enjoy a bowl of mung bean soup with plump, tender beans.
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This is the perfect dessert to cool off during a hot summer.
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[Tip]
* Letting the mung beans steep after boiling saves energy, time, and effort.