Recipes · Chinese · Desserts
Qingtuan (Green Glutinous Rice Balls)
One serving has 366 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (140%), manganese (62%), pyridoxine (26%), copper (23%) and folate (22%). Ready in 40 minutes.
- Preparation: 25 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (146 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
Ingredients
- 60 g Rice flour, glutinous
- 25 g Spinach, raw
- 15 g Water
- 8 g Sugar
- 35 g Red bean paste, sweetened
- 3 g Vegetable oil
Method
- Blanch the spinach in boiling water for 1 minute, then blend it with the water to a smooth green purée; this stands in for the mugwort juice traditionally used in China.
- Mix the glutinous rice flour and sugar with the green purée to form a smooth, soft dough that isn't sticky; knead briefly and rest 10 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 2 pieces and flatten each into a disc in your palm.
- Place the sweetened red bean paste in the centre of each disc, then gather the edges up and pinch to seal into a smooth ball.
- Brush each ball lightly with the oil, then steam over boiling water for 12-15 minutes until translucent.
- Cool for a few minutes before serving; the balls should be soft, slightly chewy and jade green.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 366 kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 76.2 g | |
| Water | 59.2 mL | |
| Fiber | 2 g | 7% |
| Protein | 5.6 g | 12% |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 g | |
| Threonine | 0.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.24 g | |
| Leucine | 0.46 g | |
| Lysine | 0.27 g | |
| Methionine | 0.11 g | |
| Cystine | 0.09 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.29 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.25 g | |
| Valine | 0.32 g | |
| Histidine | 0.14 g | |
| Fat | 4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 0.95 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.7 g | |
| Saturated | 0.71 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.02 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 39 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.21 mg | 23% |
| Iron | 1.3 mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 51.8 mg | 17% |
| Manganese | 1.1 mg | 62% |
| Phosphorus | 97 mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 227 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 10.5 µg | 19% |
| Sodium | 96.7 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.2 mg | 14% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.14 mg | 13% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.08 mg | 7% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2 mg | 14% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.64 mg | 13% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.34 mg | 26% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 88.3 µg | 22% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 8.3 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 117 µg | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 7 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.82 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 126 µg | 140% |
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.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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