Chinese Sweet Red Bean Soup

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This is a wonderful dessert that you can serve hot or cold. Amazingly fresh, perfect for summer. And it's very versatile. You can use mung beans, white beans instead of red beans.

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Steps

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Combine water and beans in a large pot , bring to a boil.

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Reduce heat to simmer , cook uncovered till beans are tender.

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Add lotus seed and sugar , cook until soup thickens a little and lotus seeds are tender , but not mushy.

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Add vanilla , serve hot for a perfect winter dessert , or you can let the soup cool down , then add ice.

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With this basic recipe , you can take out all the beans , increase the amount of lotus seeds and have a lotus seeds sweet soup instead.

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Ingredients

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sugar, red beans, lotus seeds, vanilla, pearl tapioca, rice balls, water