boiled red beans
- Makes: 630 g
- Calories: 900 kcal
- Total Time: 50 m
- Japanese: Yude-azuki
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ingredients:
- 250 g red (azuki) beans
- 4.5 liters water
step 1:
Rinse the red (azuki) beans. Pour 1 liter of water into a pan. Add the beans and cover. Boil for 10 minutes on high heat.
step 2:
Add another 1 liter of water to the pan and boil for 10 more minutes on high heat.
step 3:
Drain the beans in a colander and rinse under cool water. Discard the water in the pan.
step 4:
Return the beans to the pan. Add 1 liter water and cover. Bring to a boil and simmer about 10 minutes on low heat until beans become very soft.
step 5:
Pour another 1 liter water into a big bowl and add the beans and boiled water. Wait for the beans to sink.
step 6:
Pour out the cloudy water and add the final 0.5 liter of water.
step 7:
Drain in a colander and leave for 10 minutes until completely drained.
comment:
Boiled red beans are often used in sweetened red bean paste (azuki-an).
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