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Red Bean and Black Glutinous Rice Soup

Soft red beans and chewy black glutinous rice result in an ultra-creamy and rich soup! Coconut milk also adds richness to this simple and hearty dessert.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Cantonese, Chinese
Keyword: black glutinous rice recipe, black glutinous rice soup, Chinese dessert soup, Chinese red bean soup, instant pot red bean soup
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 250kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups adzuki beans 300 grams
  • 3/4 cup black glutinous rice 135 grams
  • 6-8 cups water 6 cups for a thicker soup, 8 cups for a thinner soup
  • 1 mandarin peel white pith removed (optional)
  • 150 g rock sugar Note 1
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 1/4 cup tapioca pearls 40 grams

Instructions

  • Wash the adzuki beans and black glutinous rice a few times.
  • Add the washed beans and rice to the inner pot of the Instant Pot. Also add in the water and optional mandarin peel.
  • Close and seal the Instant Pot. Set it to high pressure for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes of pressure cooking, let the pot natural release for 10 minutes before manually releasing the rest of the pressure. Note 2
  • While the soup is pressure cooking, cook the tapioca pearls. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add in the tapioca pearls and boil them for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then, turn off the heat and cover the pot with a lid. Let the pearls soak in the hot water for 15 minutes. Note 3
  • Remove the optional mandarin peel. Drain and add the tapioca pearls to the soup along with the rock sugar and coconut milk. Stir and let the rock sugar melt completely.
  • Serve warm or cold. The soup will thicken as it cools

Notes

  1. You can substitute with granulated sugar, but you'll need to decrease the amount of sugar (granulated sugar is sweeter than rock sugar).
  2. Make sure to let the pot naturally release for 10. If you manually release right away, some of the soup contents may spew out.
  3. When the tapioca pearls are fully cooked, the pearls are completely transparent with no white spot in the middle. If there is a white spot after the boiling and soaking, add the pearls to a fresh pot of water and boil again until the white spot is gone.