Shortcut Sweet Red Bean Paste (Koshi An) Recipe
1 recipe yields about 2 cups of bean paste (almost 500g)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 15oz cans of adzuki (aduki) beans , or about 3 cups of cooked adzuki beans if not using canned beans
- 4 cups water
- ½ to ¾ cup granulated sugar of choice*
- 1 Tbsp corn syrup
Instructions
- Remove, wash and rinse the adzuki beans from the cans
- Add the washed beans to a high-speed blender (like Vitaminx) with water, then blend high (setting 8) for a full 20-30 seconds
- Pour the blended bean mixture through a finely meshed nut bag
- Squeeze as much water out of the blended beans as possible. The leftover pulp of beans should be somewhat dry and crumbly.
- Transfer the bean "pulp" to a wide sauté pan or a wok.
- Add sugar and cook over medium heat
- Let the bean-sugar mixture cook and evaporate somewhat until it becomes a thick paste
- (optional) add corn syrup at the very end to add light sheen and viscosity to the finished bean paste
- For the best texture, let the beans cool completely (preferably in the fridge overnight) before using.
Nutrition
Calories: 759kcalCarbohydrates: 237gProtein: 44gFat: 0.04gSodium: 122mgPotassium: 1577mgFiber: 31gSugar: 17gCalcium: 261mgIron: 11mgZinc: 0.2mg***Net Carbs: 206g
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