Cucumber Red Bean Green Bean Soup
A light soup simmered with cucumber, red beans, Job's tears (coix seeds), green beans, dried tangerine peel, and red dates, finished with a touch of salt and sesame oil.
Ingredients
Cucumber (washed, seeded, cut into large chunks)
250 g
Red beans (washed and soaked in water for about 1 hour)
10 g
Job's tears (washed with clean water)
10 g
Green bean segments (washed and soaked in water for about 1 hour)
10 g
Tangerine peel (softened, washed with clean water)
2
Red dates (washed with clean water)
2
Salt
to taste
Sesame oil
a pinch
Instructions
1
Step 1
Wash the red beans and green bean segments separately, then soak each in water for about 1 hour. Wash the cucumber, remove the seeds, and cut into large chunks. Wash the Job's tears, red dates, and tangerine peel separately with clean water.
2
Step 2
Pour an appropriate amount of water into a pot along with the tangerine peel and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the red beans, green bean segments, cucumber chunks, Job's tears, and red dates, and cook until it returns to a boil. Then reduce to low heat and simmer for about 30 minutes. Finally, season with salt and drizzle with sesame oil before serving.
