Korean Red Bean Shaved Ice- 팥빙수 (Patbingsoo)
A popular Korean shaved ice dessert topped with sweet red beans, sweetened condensed milk, fruits, and mochi.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups ice
- 3 tbsp condensed milk
- 1/3 cup sweet red beans
- 3 tbsp strawberries
- 3 tbsp banana
- 3 tbsp blueberries
- 1 kiwi
- 3 tbsp bingsoo tteok (mochi) (recipe below)
- 3/4 cup glutinous rice flour ((sweet rice flour))
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 drop of vinegar
- 1/4 cup potato starch (or corn, tapioca starch)
Instructions
- 1
In a 8x8 microwave safe glass container, mix together 3/4 cup glutinous rice flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 3/4 cup water, and 1 drop of vinegar. Note: The vinegar makes the bingsoo tteok soft & chewy. You will not taste it.
- 2
Mix until smooth, do not leave any lumps.
- 3
Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 4 minutes. The time may vary depending on the strength of your microwave, so keep an eye on it.
- 4
Remove the plastic wrap and let it cool completely.
- 5
Dust the top with some potato starch.
- 6
Pry the sides off of the glassware using a spatula, then pull it out and dust the other side with potato starch.
- 7
Cut into strips, then into cubes.
- 8
Dust every piece in potato starch so that they are not sticky on the outside anymore. Shake off the excess and store in an air tight container for up to 3 days.
- 9
Cut the strawberries, kiwi, and banana into small pieces.
- 10
Shave 2 cups of ice using a coarse setting. If you don't have an ice shaver, you can use a food processor. Pulse until the ice is shaved to your desired consistency.
- 11
Drizzle half of the condensed milk over the shaved ice
- 12
Top with sweet red bean, fruits, bingsoo tteok, and the rest of the condensed milk.
- 13
Serve right away- you can mix it up like this or eat it as is. I always mix mine :)