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 calories
carbohydrate: 51.3 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.2 g
fiber: 5.7 g
protein: 5.4 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 9.1 mg
sugar: 38 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place beans in a saucepan and cover with 2 cups water, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Drain and discard water.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

The paste is used to hold together pastries, cakes, and other dishes that come from Japan, most commonly desserts.

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