Snowy Mooncake Mung Bean Paste 綠豆蓉

Ingredients

• 120 g Peeled mung beans
• 400 g Water
• 30 g Unsalted butter ((approx. 3 tbsp))
• 60 g Sugar
• 1 tbsp Condensed milk
• 2 tsp Wheat starch
• 2 tsp Cornstarch
• 1 ½ tbsp Water ((to mix with starches))

Steps

1. 1

   Soak mung beans overnight or at least 3 hours.

2. 2

   Drain mung beans in a colander

3. 3

   Pour 400g of water into a pot and add mung beans. Bring to a boil and turn heat to low.

4. 4

   Cook until mung beans are broken and water is nearly absorbed. This will take approx. 15-20 minutes. turn off heat

5. 5

   Add 30g unsalted butter, 60g sugar and 1 tbsp condensed milk to the mung beans. Mix well

6. 6

   Use an immersion blender to blend until mixture is smooth Or pour contents into a blender

7. 7

   Add 1 ½ tbsp water to 2 tsp wheat starch and 2 tsp cornstarch. Mix well and add to mung bean mixture

8. 8

   Turn heat on to low. Cook and stir for approx. 5 min until thickened

9. 9

   Let cool and ready to use mung bean paste will thicken more when cooled