Mung beans are a common delicacy also known as green soybeans. Mung beans have the effect of clearing heat and extinguishing fire. Mung beans are widely used in daily life. In summer, mung beans are a refreshing drink, and in winter, they are a good medicine for nourishing the body. In addition to being used to cook congee and soup, mung beans can also be used to make mung bean and pork rib soup. Mung bean and pork rib soup can reduce the greasy smell in the meat, and it is very satisfying to eat the meat while drinking the soup, which can also help in fat reduction and weight loss.

Nutritional effects

1. In summer, the first choice for cooling down is definitely mung beans! Mung beans are also known as green soybeans, anciently known as Lu Dou, Zhi Dou, and have uses as food, vegetables, green manure, and medicine. It is a traditional legume food for the Chinese people. The protein content of mung beans is almost three times that of glutinous rice, and the variety of vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and other inorganic salts is also more than that of glutinous rice. Therefore, it not only has good edible value but also has very good medicinal value, and is said to be ‘the food grain that saves the world’.

2. In the hot summer, mung bean soup is the most popular summer drink for the common people. Mung beans are sweet and cool in nature, with the function of clearing heat and detoxifying. People working in high-temperature environments in summer sweat a lot, resulting in significant water loss and the disruption of electrolyte balance in the body. Using mung bean soup to replenish is the most ideal method, which can clear summer heat, invigorate the body, quench thirst, and promote urination. It can not only replenish water but also supplement inorganic salts in time, which is of great significance for maintaining the balance of water and electrolytes. Mung bean porridge also has similar effects. Mung beans also have detoxification effects. In case of poisoning by organophosphorus pesticides, lead poisoning, alcohol poisoning (drunkenness), or taking the wrong medicine, you can first pour a bowl of mung bean soup for emergency treatment before hospital rescue. People who often work in toxic environments or come into contact with toxic substances should eat mung beans regularly for detoxification and health care. Regular consumption of mung beans can also supplement nutrition and enhance physical strength.

Method

1. Wash the pork ribs, cut them into sections. This step is actually done by others when you buy them, just wash them again when you come back.

2. Add water to the pot of soup and bring it to a boil with high heat.

3. Utilize the time to boil water, cut the ginger into thick slices, and soak the mung beans in cold water for later use.

4. Heat the oil in the pan, add ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the pork ribs and stir-fry until the edges of the meat turn light white.

5. When the water in the pot boils, pour the pork ribs that have been fried in the pan into the pot of soup, don’t bring any oil!!! Otherwise, the soup will look ugly!

6. Keep the soup boiling with low heat, and during this period, use a spoon to skim off the floating dregs and oil spots on the surface of the soup to maintain the clear and transparent color of the soup.

7. After the pork ribs have been cooked for half an hour, you can add the soaked mung beans. Stir them up.

8. Continue to cook the soup for about 1 hour, add salt, a small amount of chicken essence, and it’s done.

The steps are actually the same as making pork rib soup, but the accessories are changed to mung beans, hahaha…

Introduction to mung beans