Red beans have been a common ingredient since ancient times due to their numerous health benefits. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that red beans can replenish blood, promote blood circulation, act as a diuretic, reduce edema, and clear heat and detoxify. In cooking, red beans are also a versatile ingredient.

Besides being made into red bean soup, they can also be used to make red bean rice, red bean porridge, and various red bean desserts, such as red bean mochi, red bean bread, and red bean cakes—very practical indeed.

Nutritional Value of Red Beans

Red beans are rich in protein, various amino acids, carbohydrates, B vitamins (B1, B2, B6, and folic acid, etc.), vitamin E, and minerals such as iron, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and copper.

Furthermore, drinking red bean water can help reduce edema and improve skin, making it a very popular beverage. While there are commercially available red bean water concentrate powders that can be dissolved in water, these are still somewhat processed and much more expensive than buying whole red beans. Making your own is the most natural and healthiest option.

Red Bean Recipe Recommendation – Korean Red Bean Rice Burger

Let’s make a Korean red bean rice burger today! The traditional burger bun is replaced with rice and red beans. Fill it with king oyster mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, kimchi, seaweed, shredded cabbage, and other ingredients, and top it with a delicious Japanese-style sauce for a healthy and refreshing meal.

The produce used in this recipe, including red beans, rice, king oyster mushrooms, and shiitake mushrooms, are all certified safe and can be enjoyed without worry.

Korean red bean rice burger

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Total Time 32 minutes mins

Servings: 2 people

Course: Snack

Ingredients Notes

Ingredients

  

• ½ cup Red beans
• 1 cup organic rice
• 1 King oyster mushroom
• 2 slice Beefsteak tomato
• 20 g Korean kimchi
• 20 g Lettuce leaves
• 10 g Soy sauce
• a pinch Pepper powder

Notes

Steps

• Wash half a cup of red beans and soak for 2 hours. Add 1 cup of white rice and the soaked red beans to a rice cooker with 1 1/2 cups of water and cook.
• After cooking, let it simmer for 20 minutes.
• After cooking, let it cool slightly, then put it in a large plastic bag and pound it with a rolling pin.
• Don’t pound for long, just until it feels sticky, then you can start shaping it.
• Heat a non-stick pan with a little oil. Place the shaped rice burgers in the pan and fry over low heat.
• Fry until the surface is slightly golden brown, then flip and fry the other side until golden brown as well. Brush with soy sauce and fry until fragrant.
• Tear the king oyster mushrooms into thin strips by hand.
• Heat a pan, add the king oyster mushrooms and stir-fry briefly. Then add Korean kimchi and stir-fry until flavorful.
• Before removing from heat, add a suitable amount of pepper and mix well to make the filling.
• Take a rice burger slice and first place a lettuce leaf on top.
• Add tomato slices, then cover with the filling.
• Finally, top with a red bean rice burger slice.