Red Bean Chestnut Syrup

Name: Red Bean Chestnut Syrup
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 300g red beans; 150g chestnut; 50g Borneol candy

by End of the World Doudou

5.0 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Normal

Time

2h

Serving

2

The rich unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals contained in chestnuts can prevent and treat hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis and other diseases. It is a good nourishing product for anti-aging and prolonging life.
Red beans are high in protein, low in calories, rich in vitamin E and active ingredients such as potassium, magnesium and selenium. They are typical high-potassium foods; they have the effects of invigorating the spleen and kidney, nourishing the heart and blood, and eliminating edema.
The combination of the two is a very good dessert. "

Ingredients

Red Bean Chestnut Syrup

1. Wash the red beans and soak overnight.

2. Put the soaked red beans in a casserole, add 2000ml of boiling water and bring to a boil.

3. Use scissors to cut off the shell of the chestnut, soak it in hot water for ten minutes, peel off the skin and set aside.

4. After boiling on high fire, remove the foam and turn to low fire and cook for more than 1 hour. (I cooked for 1.5 hours) Remember to stir during the period.

5. Prepare 50g of borneol sugar for later use.

6. At this time, the red beans have been cooked slightly rotten, you can add chestnut borneol sugar and cook for about 15 minutes, cook until the chestnuts are fully cooked, stir evenly and then eat.

7. Finished product.

8. Finished product.

9. Finished product.

Tips:
1 The red beans should be soaked overnight in advance to save cooking time.
2 You can use a pressure cooker to cook this dessert, it will take less time than a casserole cooker.
3 Use scissors to cut off the shell of the chestnut, and then soak it in boiling water for ten minutes, which can be easily peeled.
4Because chestnuts are easier to cook, it is better to put the red beans 15 minutes after they are cooked.
5 If you like to eat red beans with a sandy texture and a more rotten texture, you can cook it for a little longer.
6 When making red bean syrup, it is best to fill enough water at one time and do not add water in the middle.
7 Remember to stir during the cooking of red beans.