Homemade Mung Bean Cake
"Homemade mung bean cakes made for the Dragon Boat Festival — beautiful to look at, sweet, sandy, and perfectly tender. A fresh, additive-free alternative to store-bought versions that are guaranteed to impress."
Ingredients
Peeled mung beans
1/2 bowl
Butter
30g
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the peeled mung beans.
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Step 2
Rinse thoroughly with clean water and soak overnight.
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Step 3
The soaked mung beans should be plump and full.
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Step 4
Drain the water, spread evenly on a steaming tray, and steam for 50 minutes.
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Step 5
While the steamed mung beans are still hot, add sugar.
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Step 6
Mash into a paste with a spoon.
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Step 7
Prepare the butter.
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Step 8
Put the butter into a pan.
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Step 9
Melt the butter over low heat.
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Step 10
Add the mung bean paste to the pan and stir-fry over low heat.
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Step 11
Stir-fry until the mung bean paste no longer sticks to the pan, then turn off the heat.
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Step 12
Let cool and shape into rounds.
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Step 13
Place the shaped paste into a mold and press into your desired shape.
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Step 14
My mold has a plum blossom, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum design—aren't the shapes adorable?
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Step 15
Here's a front view.
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Step 16
Close-up of the finished product.
