Recipes · Chinese · Desserts
Ching Bo Leung (Cantonese Chilled Sweet Soup)
One serving has 199 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (31%), vitamin C (27%) and copper (21%). Ready in 105 minutes.
- Preparation: 75 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (376 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegan, Dairy-free
- Contains: gluten
Ingredients
- 20 g Barley, pearl
- 10 g Lotus seeds, dried
- 5 g Goji berries, dried
- 25 g Lychees, raw
- 15 g Sugar
- 300 g Water
- 1 g Agar, dried
Method
- Rinse the pearl barley and dried lotus seeds, then simmer them together in the water for 25-30 minutes until both are soft.
- Meanwhile, dissolve the agar in a little water, bring to a boil, pour into a thin layer, chill until set, and cut into thin strips to mimic the seaweed jelly strands traditionally used.
- Add the sugar, goji berries and lychees to the barley and lotus seeds, and simmer for 2-3 minutes more until the sugar dissolves.
- Let the soup cool, then chill it thoroughly in the refrigerator.
- Serve cold, topped with the jelly strips and a few ice cubes.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 199 kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 45.8 g | |
| Water | 324 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.2 g | 14% |
| Protein | 4.5 g | 9% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.16 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.16 g | |
| Leucine | 0.28 g | |
| Lysine | 0.19 g | |
| Methionine | 0.07 g | |
| Cystine | 0.07 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.11 g | |
| Valine | 0.21 g | |
| Histidine | 0.1 g | |
| Fat | 0.56 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 0.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.26 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.22 g | |
| Saturated | 0.11 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 48.3 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.19 mg | 21% |
| Iron | 1.5 mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 50 mg | 16% |
| Manganese | 0.55 mg | 31% |
| Phosphorus | 115 mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 247 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 7.8 µg | 14% |
| Sodium | 30.6 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.64 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.11 mg | 10% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.2 mg | 9% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.17 mg | 3% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.14 mg | 11% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 24.3 µg | 6% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 10 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 0.5 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 20.3 mg | 27% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.07 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.78 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
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