Japanese Green Snow - Green Tea Syrup And Sweet Beans On Shaved Ice - 4 pts

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Japanese Green Snow - Green Tea Syrup And Sweet Beans On Shaved Ice - 4 pts

 

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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : LowCal (Less than 300 calories LowFat (Less than 5%)

Vegan WW

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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FOR THE BEANS:

1/4 cup adzuki beans

5 tablespoons sugar

FOR THE GREEN TEA SYRUP:

1/2 cup sugar

4 teaspoons instant green tea -- or 2 teaspoon matcha (see note)

4 cups shaved ice

 

Put the beans and 3 cups water in a small pot. Bring to a boil. Cover, turn heat

to low and cook for 2 minutes. Turn off the flame. Let the pot sit, covered, for

1 hour.

 

Bring to a boil again. Cover, turn heat to low and simmer 30 minutes.

 

Add the 5 tablespoons sugar and simmer vigorously, uncovered, for another 10 to

12 minutes. Cool the beans in their liquid and then drain.

 

Combine the 1/2 cup sugar with 1/2 cup water in a small pot and bring to a boil.

Turn heat to VERY low and simmer 3 to 4 minutes. Cool. Mix in the tea.. (Taste

as you go; add more or less tea, as you like.)

 

Pile a cup of shaved ice in the center of each of four ice-cream bowls. Divide

syrup over the ice. Divide beans into four portions and scatter them over the

top.

 

Yield: 4 Servings

 

Ingredient note: matcha is a green tea powder and can be found in Asian

groceries, health food stores and on the internet.

 

Description:

" 4 pts "

Cuisine:

" Asian "

Source:

" Chef2Chef "

S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):

" 02.05.08 "

Copyright:

" © 1999-2008 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 200 Calories; trace Fat (0.3% calories

from fat); 3g Protein; 49g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 9mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 3761 3735

 

 

 

 

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