Sweet green bean

Sweet green bean ( Chè kho )

Sweet green bean is an indispensible delicious dish in Tet trays of Hanoi peoples. It requires a great deal of time and efforts from meticulously choosing green bean to cook process but the flavor it offers is satisfying all with sweet taste, soft of green bean, fragrant sesame, slowly melting in your mouth. This dish also demonstrates the culture of Hanoi people in Tet holiday, all members of family gather around lotus teapot. It is hard to forget!

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Ingredients:

500gr green bean
200 - 300gr sugar
Roasted white sesame
A little bit of vanilla, salt

Method

Step 1:

Clean then soak green bean in water for 3-4 hours (Tips: you should use green bean has no shell to save time)
Clean again, drain
Add a little bit of salt, mix well
Put in pot to steam until green bean becomes soft

Step2:

Grind or pounding cooked green bean
Hold green bean by hand with the size of a punch
Use a knife slice green bean, mixed well with sugar

Step3:

Turn on the stove, heat an iron pan or non-stick pan with thick, flat bottom
Add a spoon of water into pan, boil it and then pour mixture of green bean and sugar into
When the mixture in the pan boils, control low heat and stir continuously until the sugar and beans dried. Sprinkle with a little vanilla
Turn of the stove, take green bean into small dishes
Sprinkle with a little roasted white sesame on the surface

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