Anko (Sweet Red Bean Paste)
4.3
Ingredients
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 115 min
- Total
- 120 min
Instructions
- 1 Gather all ingredients.
- 2 Place beans in a saucepan and cover with 2 cups water; bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
- 3 Drain beans and transfer to a clean saucepan.
- 4 Cover with 2 to 3 cups water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer, adding more water as needed, until beans are soft and can be crushed between your fingers, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- 5 Drain beans and return to the saucepan. Add sugar and set over medium-high heat.
- 6 Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar melts and beans form a loose, shiny paste, about 10 minutes.
- 7 Immediately transfer paste to a container to cool.
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