Recipe for anko, sweet azuki bean paste
Anko or an is a sweet red bean paste widely used in Japanese desserts. Our anko recipe is simple, delicious and not too sweet!
Ingredients
- 200 g red azuki beans
- 170 g sugar
- 700 ml water
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- In a saucepan, immerse your azuki beans in a large volume of water. Boil and simmer for 5 minutes then discard the cooking water.
- Repeat this process a second time to remove the bitterness from the azuki beans.
- Add your 700 ml of water, covered, and simmer for about 40 to 50 minutes over medium-low heat. Make sure the azuki beans are cooked through. You should be able to crush them easily with your fingers or a fork.
- Drain the cooking water and add your sugar over very low heat while stirring for about 15 minutes, you should obtain a syrupy texture.
- Add the salt.
- You can keep the anko paste as it is or mix it. Here we mix it to obtain a smooth texture that will allow you to easily fill pastries or use it as a spread!
