Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup (250 g) Azuki red beans
- 1-1 1/4 cup (200-250 g) sugar
Instructions
- Put red beans in a pot with 4-5 cups of water. Let boil for 5 minutes and discard water.
- In a clean pot, place red beans and 4-5 cups of water, cover, and let simmer at low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours (add more water to keep above the beans). Or beans can be cooked in a pressure cooker if you want, which takes only about 20 minutes. The beans should now be very soft, easily crushed between fingers.
- Mash up the cooked beans along with some of the cooked water in a food processor for 2 minutes. It will become a very loose paste. Strain through a fine mesh sieve (discarding the skin etc. in the sieve).
- Put the strained paste in a pot with sugar, and cook at medium low heat stirring constantly about 15 minutes. It will become very thick and shiny. Transfer the paste to a flat container (such as a sheet pan) and cool.
Credit: JAPANESECOOKING101