Make Your Own Mooncake Filling——–【Smooth Green Bean Paste】

Flavor: Sweet; Cooking Method: Stir-fry; Time: 1 hour; Difficulty: Moderate.

Detailed Steps for Making Your Own Mooncake Filling——–【Smooth Green Bean Paste】

Wash and soak peeled green beans for 2 hours;

Place in a pressure cooker, add water just covering the green beans by 1 cm;

Close the lid, cook over medium heat;

After reaching pressure, switch to low heat, cook for 15 minutes, then turn off the heat and let the pressure release;

Mash while hot with a wooden spatula;

Transfer to a wok, add about 50g of granulated sugar, some corn oil, stir-fry over low heat continuously until the sugar melts and the oil is absorbed by the bean paste;

Then add another 50g of sugar, some corn oil, stir-fry until the sugar is caramelized and the oil is absorbed;

Next, add 50g of sugar, some corn oil, continue stir-frying until the sugar and oil are fully absorbed;

For the fourth time, add 50g of sugar, some corn oil, continue stir-frying until the sugar melts and the oil is absorbed, at this point the paste is still sticky and hard to handle;

Taste for sweetness, if not sweet enough, add another 30g of sugar and continue stir-frying;

Continue stir-frying until the green bean paste clumps together and becomes difficult to stir, the final product is dry and the paste is ready;

Shape the green bean paste, looks good, right!