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Black Bean Tapioca Dessert: A Refreshing Summer Favorite
1. Guide to Making Deliciously Chewy Black Bean Tapioca Dessert
Black Bean Tapioca Dessert: A Refreshing Summer Favorite
1. Ingredients for Cooking Black Bean Tapioca Dessert
- Black beans: 500g
- Tapioca starch: 100g
- Coconut milk: 1/2 can
- Grated coconut: 50g
- Sugar: 200g
- Salt: 1 teaspoon
2. Cooking Instructions for Black Bean Tapioca Dessert
Step 1: Rinse black beans thoroughly, soak in cold water for a few hours with a pinch of salt. Ideally, soak overnight for softer beans and quicker cooking.
- Step 2: Making Black Bean Sweet Soup
Soak black beans, cook until soft. Add sugar, stir until dissolved, then turn off the heat.
- Step 3: Preparing Transparent Cake Flour
Mix tapioca starch with water to form a smooth, non-sticky dough.
- Boil water in a pot. Shape dough into small round balls and cook until done. To make black bean sweet soup with transparent cake flour, cook until dough balls turn translucent and float. Remove and soak in ice water to prevent sticking. Drain.
- Step 4: Cooking Black Bean Transparent Cake Flour Sweet Soup
Reheat black bean soup, add transparent cake flour balls, cook, then turn off the heat. Enjoy the soup chilled with coconut milk and grated coconut on top.
Step 2: Cooking Black Bean Sweet Soup
- After soaking the lotus seeds, place them in a pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the beans are soft.
- Add sugar, stir well, and simmer a little longer until the sugar is completely dissolved, then turn off the heat.
Step 3: Making Tapioca Pearls
- Add a little water to the tapioca starch and knead it into a smooth, non-sticky dough. Add more water if the dough is too dry.
- Boil a pot of water on the stove. Roll the dough into small round balls like marbles and drop them into the boiling water. Continue until all the dough is used.
- Next, to cook black bean tapioca pearls, when the dough balls are cooked, turn from white to translucent and float to the surface, remove them and immediately place them in a bowl of ice water to prevent sticking. Then transfer to a colander to drain.
Step 4: Cooking Black Bean Tapioca Pearl Sweet Soup
- Bring the pot of black bean soup back to a boil, add all the tapioca pearls, and cook together. Stir well and cook for a few more minutes, then turn off the heat.
Now you have completed a pot of delicious black bean tapioca pearl sweet soup. To enjoy, let the soup cool, ladle into bowls, add some coconut cream, sprinkle with grated coconut on top, and enjoy. Each tender, fragrant black bean combined with creamy coconut cream and chewy tapioca pearls will surely satisfy you.
Black bean tapioca pearl sweet soup can be served hot or cold, but it's even better when served cold. You can add ice or refrigerate the soup for a while to chill!
3. Health Benefits of Black Beans
Black beans are not only a good medicine but also a common ingredient often used to make sweet soups. Black bean sweet soup brings wonderful benefits such as:
- Boosting immunity due to containing many essential vitamins for the body.
- Black beans contain iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, zinc, manganese, which help maintain bone structure and make bones stronger.
- Preventing heart disease and high blood pressure
- Good for people with diabetes
- Good for digestion & treating constipation, supporting weight loss, ...
With these wonderful benefits, this nutritious dish is definitely worth considering for your family.
With the delicious, refreshing, and cooling black bean tapioca pearl sweet soup recipe provided above, I wish you success in making it and having a delicious meal with your family.
