How to make mung bean and lotus seed soup

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    Wash mung beans and lotus seeds, soak them for five hours, drain and set aside

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    Pour an appropriate amount of pure water into the soup pot and bring to a boil

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    Pour in the soaked mung beans and lotus seeds and bring to a boil, then turn to medium heat and cook (watch the fire to prevent overflowing)

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    Skim off part of the scum (because the ingredients contain starch)

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    Prepare appropriate amount of rock sugar

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    After half an hour of stewing, the mung beans and lotus seeds have become crispy. Add rock sugar and cook for another five minutes

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    Cook until the rock sugar melts

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    Picture of finished product.

Tips

Mung beans and lotus seeds are soaked for five hours in advance and will become even crispier after stewing!