dumplings with mashed sweetened red bean paste

  • Serves: 2
  • Calories: 142 kcal
  • Total Time: 1 h 35 m
    • Prep: 1 h 20 m
    • Cook: 15 m
  • Japanese: Anko-dango
Dumplings with Mashed Sweetened Red Bean Paste
Ingredients

ingredients:

Step 1

step 1:

Put the rice flour and sugar in a bowl and, little by little, mix in the 1/4 cup hot water (follow the cooking instructions on the bag). Form into 8 (about 1-in) dumpling balls.

Step 2

step 2:

Pour the 3 1/2 cups of water into a pan. Bring to a boil and add the dumpling balls. When they float back up to the top of the pan, continue boiling them for 1 minute.

Step 3

step 3:

Remove the dumplings from the pan and place into a bowl of cold water for a few minutes. Remove from the water.

Step 4

step 4:

Insert a 6-in. wood skewer through 4 balls to form one anko dango. Repeat.

Step 5

step 5:

Spread the mashed sweetened red bean paste over the dumplings.

Anko-dango

comment:

Dango (dumplings) can be served with various toppings (such as sweetened soy sauce, black sesame paste and anko). This recipe using anko is very delicious.