Green Bean Paste with Coconut Milk Recipe

(Che Dau Xanh Danh)

Ingredients : Serves 4

500 g

2.1 liters

300 g

Coconut milk syrup

500 ml

100 ml

4 tablespoons

6 tablespoons

1 tablespoon

Split green beans, soaked overnight

Water

Sugar

Shave ice

Water

Screwpine

Sugar

Coconut milk

Tapioca flour, mixed with 125 ml water

• Drain green beans and boil in 2 liters water until soft.

• Alternatively, steam green beans until soft.

• Blend (process) green beans well with sugar and 100 ml water to mix well into a paste.
  Set aside to cool.

• Prepare coconut milk syrup. In a small pot, bring to the boil water and screwpine leaves for            10 minutes. Remove and discard screwpine leaves.

• Lower heat to a simmer then stir in sugar and coconut milk. Gradually add in tapioca flour mixture and stir until thick.

• Serve green bean paste in a glass topped with shaved ice and coconut milk syrup.