Recipes · Chinese · Desserts
Red Bean Soup (Hong Dou Tang)
One serving has 210 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of folate (62%), copper (52%), manganese (38%), zinc (26%) and phosphorus (22%). Ready in 85 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 75 min
- Makes: 1 serving (381 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
Ingredients
- 40 g Adzuki beans, dried
- 20 g Sugar
- 320 g Water
- 1 g Lemon zest
Method
- Rinse the dried adzuki beans well and pick out any grit.
- Combine the beans, water and citrus zest in a pot and bring to a boil.
- Lower the heat, cover, and simmer gently for about 70-75 minutes, topping up water if it runs low, until the beans are completely soft and starting to break down.
- Stir in the sugar and simmer for a further 5 minutes until dissolved.
- Mash a few of the beans against the side of the pot to lightly thicken the soup, if you like.
- Serve warm in small bowls, as a sweet dessert soup.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 210 kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 45.3 g | |
| Water | 326 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.2 g | 18% |
| Protein | 8 g | 17% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.27 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.32 g | |
| Leucine | 0.67 g | |
| Lysine | 0.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.08 g | |
| Cystine | 0.07 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.42 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.24 g | |
| Valine | 0.41 g | |
| Histidine | 0.21 g | |
| Fat | 0.22 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 0.02 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.05 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.05 g | |
| Saturated | 0.08 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 37.5 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.47 mg | 52% |
| Iron | 2 mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 54.1 mg | 17% |
| Manganese | 0.69 mg | 38% |
| Phosphorus | 153 mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 504 mg | 11% |
| Selenium | 1.4 µg | 2% |
| Sodium | 15.1 mg | |
| Zinc | 2 mg | 26% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.18 mg | 16% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.09 mg | 8% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.1 mg | 8% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.59 mg | 12% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.14 mg | 11% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 249 µg | 62% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 0.09 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0.43 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1.3 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0 µg | 0% |
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
0.04 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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