Recipes · Chinese · Desserts
Tangyuan (Sweet Rice Balls in Soup)
One serving has 376 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (46%), copper (36%), phosphorus (23%), selenium (23%) and thiamin (23%). Ready in 45 minutes.
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- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (238 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: sesame
Ingredients
- 50 g Rice flour, glutinous
- 150 g Water
- 15 g Tahini
- 20 g Sugar
- 3 g Sesame oil
Method
- Mix the sesame paste with half the sugar and the sesame oil into a firm paste; freeze for 15-20 minutes so it firms up enough to shape.
- Make a smooth, pliable dough by kneading the glutinous rice flour with about a quarter of the water, until it no longer cracks at the edges.
- Divide the dough into small pieces, flatten each into a disc, wrap it around a piece of the frozen sesame filling, and roll gently between your palms into a smooth ball.
- Bring the rest of the water to a boil with the remaining sugar to make a light sweet soup.
- Gently lower the rice balls into a separate pot of simmering water and cook until they float to the surface and turn translucent, about 5 minutes, then lift out with a slotted spoon.
- Ladle the sweet soup into a bowl, add the cooked rice balls, and serve warm; the molten filling inside is very hot, so warn anyone eating them.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 376 kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 63.2 g | |
| Water | 156 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.6 g | 9% |
| Protein | 5.5 g | 12% |
| Tryptophan | 0.09 g | |
| Threonine | 0.21 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.23 g | |
| Leucine | 0.44 g | |
| Lysine | 0.19 g | |
| Methionine | 0.16 g | |
| Cystine | 0.1 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.29 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.26 g | |
| Valine | 0.32 g | |
| Histidine | 0.15 g | |
| Fat | 11.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4.9 g | |
| Saturated | 1.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 73.6 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.32 mg | 36% |
| Iron | 1.5 mg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 33.3 mg | 11% |
| Manganese | 0.82 mg | 46% |
| Phosphorus | 159 mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 101 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 12.8 µg | 23% |
| Sodium | 23.4 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.1 mg | 14% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.09 mg | 8% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.1 mg | 15% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.51 mg | 10% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.24 mg | 18% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 16.7 µg | 4% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 6.8 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 0.45 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.13 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0.41 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
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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