Easy Homemade Tsubu-an

Name: Easy Homemade Tsubu-an
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 600 grams Dried adzuki beans; 400 grams Sugar; 1/2 tsp Salt

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Every New Year, I make adzuki. It might not be the New Year season now, but I received a lot of adzuki beans from my parents, so I made plenty of tsubu-an.

Be sure to cook the beans until they are tender before you add the sugar. The beans will not soften after you add the sugar.

If you make a large batch, it will be convenient if you divide the tsubu-an into small portions, wrap them up tightly with plastic wrap, store in a Ziploc bag or other containers and freeze them. Recipe by Harurunatsu

Every New Year, I make adzuki. It might not be the New Year season now, but I received a lot of adzuki beans from my parents, so I made plenty of tsubu-an.

Be sure to cook the beans until they are tender before you add the sugar. The beans will not soften after you add the sugar.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

Every New Year, I make adzuki. It might not be the New Year season now, but I received a lot of adzuki beans from my parents, so I made plenty of tsubu-an.

Be sure to cook the beans until they are tender before you add the sugar. The beans will not soften after you add the sugar.

Every New Year, I make adzuki. It might not be the New Year season now, but I received a lot of adzuki beans from my parents, so I made plenty of tsubu-an.

Be sure to cook the beans until they are tender before you add the sugar. The beans will not soften after you add the sugar.

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Ingredients

600 gramsDried adzuki beans
400 gramsSugar
1/2 tspSalt

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Steps

1

Wash the adzuki beans and put into a pan filled with water. Heat the pan over medium heat, boil for 5 to 6 minutes and drain in a colander.
2

Repeat step 1, 2 to 3 times. ※ If they are new harvest beans, there is no need to repeat. (Once is enough to reduce the bitterness.)
3

Put the beans back in the pot, add fresh water and simmer over low heat for 1 to 2 hours. Skim off the scum.
4

Each time the water reduces, add enough water to cover the beans. Cook the beans until they are tender enough to crush with your chopsticks.
5

Add the sugar in 3 batches, continue to simmer over low heat, and mix the beans well with a wooden spatula from the bottom of the pan. Adjust the amount of sugar to your taste.
6

With a wooden spatula scoop up the beans and if the beans are thick enough to stay put on the spatula, they are ready. Turn off the heat, add the salt, give it a quick stir and done!