Comments on: Chinese Black Bean Soup 黑豆汤

By: Lim YH

Lim YH — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:46:00 +0000

Cooking today using your recipe :)

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:36:50 +0000

I feel I ought to point out that turtle beans are not the same as Chinese black beans which are in fact soya beans fermented til they go black and preserved with salt. They are also soft American black beans are hard dried beans which need soaking and long cooking

By: wiffy

wiffy — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:44:43 +0000

How about chicken? You can use 1/2 chicken, chopped.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:19:32 +0000

Thanks for such a good tip but I don’t eat pork! Can I replace it with other meat or fish?

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By: wiffy

wiffy — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:57:16 +0000

Yes, I’ve heard that some people dry fry the beans first to rid of the smell. I’ve been lazy to try that out. But after hearing your detailed description and the differences in taste/texture, I wish to try it out soon. Thank you for sharing. :-)

By: Joo

Joo — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:20:18 +0000

I love the soup but my mother-in-law cooks it a little differently from you. She fries the black beans first in a pan on low heat without oil, constantly stirring it to prevent burning. After she hears a bit of a crackling sound, she soaks them in basin of water for a while before removing the skin of most of them. She prefers the soup not to look so ‘black’ – finds it unappetising. Also, the soup does taste ‘smoother’. the rest of the ingredients are the same.

By: wiffy

wiffy — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:58:56 +0000

I boiled mine for about an hour. Not sure why it tasted bland, mine has quite a rich taste. Did you add the red dates and dried cuttlefish?

By: cyn

cyn — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:48:11 +0000

hi there i cooked it with spare ribs and black bean i boiled for 1 n a half hr . hwever the soup tasted bland even with a dash of salt . no sweetness at all . hw long do i hv to boil it .

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:30:41 +0000

Dates with beans? Sounds divine, Wiffy! Photos are lovely as always. I see you have some cool Chinese Longevity dishware, too. : )