CHINESE DESSERTS: This is a dessert that is full of wholesome goodness and pretty delicious. Hope you'll give it a try.

PUMPKIN AND PEARL BARLEY SWEET SOUP南瓜薏米露:

 

 

 

1 pumpkin, roughly 1 lb. in weight                             

½ cup green (or mung) beans

¼ cup pearl barley                                                      

2 thin slices ginger

1 cup coconut milk                                                     

½ cup evaporated milk

4 cane sugar bricks or to taste                                     

8 cups water

 

 

 

 

Soak pearl barley and green beans with enough water to cover for 2 hours. Drain and set aside.

 

Cut pumpkin into quarters or smaller wedges and remove seeds. Add pieces into a large pot of boiling water. Cover pot and cook for 6-8 minutes over medium heat to soften. Take out pieces, let cool; then use a large spoon or ice-cream scoop to scoop out flesh and cut into dice.

 

Bring 8 cups of water to the boil and add in beans, barley and ginger. Bring water back to boil, cover pan and cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes or until beans and barley are soft. Add in sugar to taste and continue cooking, stirring, until sugar is dissolved; then add in pumpkin dice. Cook for 5 minutes; then add coconut milk and evaporated milk. Turn off heat and mix everything together well to serve.