1. Soaking and rubbing method

Soak the mung beans in clean water for about 12 hours. If soaked in warm water, it will take about 4 hours. The soaking time in cold water will be longer, and the soaking time in warm water will be longer. The soaking time should be shorter, longer in winter and shorter in summer. In short, it is appropriate to soak the mung bean skin until it slightly swells and cracks.

Then gently rub the soaked mung beans with both hands. When the kneading is almost done, take out the upper mung bean skin, and then continue to rub it gently with both hands until all the mung bean skin is rubbed off. That’s it. Usually after three times, all the mung bean skin can be rubbed off.

If you use this method when the weather is hot, some mung beans may sprout slightly. When rubbing, it is easy to rub off the newly sprouted sprout tips, resulting in the loss of nutrients in the mung beans. Therefore, the most perfect way is Refrigerate and soak the mung beans for 12 hours, or scald the mung beans in boiling water before soaking them. This can avoid mung bean sprouts and rub off the mung bean skins.

2. Soaking and boiling method

After soaking the mung beans according to the above method, add an appropriate amount of water to the pot and bring to a boil over high heat. After boiling, the mung bean skins will continue to float up. , and then use a slotted spoon to take out the mung bean skin. Remember to use high heat to boil the mung beans in this method. If there are still a few mung beans left that have not peeled, rub them gently with your hands to remove the skins.

3. Freezing and boiling method

Soak the mung beans in water until slightly swollen, take them out and put them in the freezer of the refrigerator to freeze them into ice, then take them out and put them in a pot, add Bring an appropriate amount of water to a boil over high heat and use a slotted spoon to scoop out the floating mung bean skins.

4. Direct boiling method

Put the washed mung beans into the pot in cold water. Do not add too much water to the pot. After boiling, add cold water in three batches like boiling dumplings, and then Take out the cooked mung bean skin.

If you want to get mung beans without mung bean skin, or want to get pure bean paste, you can use the above four methods. In short, after removing all the mung bean skin, what do you want to do next? Just do it. If you just want to make pure mung bean paste, you can also use the fifth method below to make it——

5. Breaking and boiling method

Soak the mung beans according to the above method until they burst or crack. After freezing, place the mung beans on a chopping board and crush them, or crush them in a basin with a spoon. If they are frozen mung beans, of course they must be thawed in advance before cooking. Then put these broken mung beans in the pot, add an appropriate amount of water and heat it up. You will see that the mung bean skins will continue to surface. Use a slotted spoon to remove all the mung bean skins. The remaining mung beans and water in the pot continue to be boiled and concentrated, and finally become pure mung bean paste.