Anko (Sweet Red Bean Paste) recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 cup dried red beans 4 cups water, divided, or as needed 1 ½ cups white sugar
Nutrition Info
- 221.7 caloriescarbohydrate: 51.3 gcholesterol: : -fat: 0.2 gfiber: 5.7 gprotein: 5.4 gsaturatedFat: : -servingSize: -sodium: 9.1 mgsugar: 38 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Anko (Sweet Red Bean Paste)
Directions
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Place beans in a saucepan and cover with 2 cups water, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Drain and discard water.
Place drained beans in a clean saucepan and cover with 2 to 3 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the saucepan, and simmer, adding more water as needed, until beans are soft and can be crushed between your fingers, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Drain beans and discard water.
Stir beans and sugar together in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar melts and beans form a loose, shiny paste, about 10 minutes. Immediately transfer the paste to a container to cool. Store, covered, in the refrigerator.