Sweet Red Bean Paste of Asian Origin
Make your Asian pastries, cakes, and snacks more delicious with this simple and straightforward red bean paste recipe! It's ideal for customizing with a variety of optional ingredients to create your unique flavor combinations.
Quick Facts:- Prep Time: 15 minutes- Cook Time: 1.5 - 2 hours (soaking and boiling)- Total Time: 14 - 24 hours (including soaking time)- Yield: Approximately 2 cups- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients:- 2/3 cup Dried Azuki beans- Water for boiling- Neutral flavor oil for frying
Optional:- Crushed: Walnut, Pecan, Gingko, Almond, Peanut- Mashed: Lemon, Orange, Pineapple- Raisins- Cinnamon to taste
Instructions:1. Rinse the beans, discarding broken, discolored, or shriveled beans.2. Place in a bowl or pot, cover with water, and soak overnight.3. Drain and rinse the beans.4. Place in a pot, cover with water, add a dash of salt, and bring to a boil.5. Reduce heat and simmer until soft, about 1.5 - 2 hours.6. Remove from heat, drain, and cool.7. Use a mortar and pestle, food processor, or blender, and mash/blend the beans until smooth.8. Transfer to a mixing bowl and stir in your chosen optional ingredients.9. Heat a wok or stir fry pan and add oil.10. Add the bean paste and fry on medium-low heat for 2-4 minutes (until dry), pressing and turning occasionally.11. Remove from heat and let cool.12. Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate until use.13. Stored properly, the paste can be kept for up to one week.
Transform your Asian desserts by using this versatile red bean paste filling! Pair it with steamed buns, chapssaltteok, Dorayaki, Nian Gao, or even try it with red bean and cherry bbang for something new and exciting! Happy baking and experimenting!
Note: Recipes for creating the aforementioned dishes are available online if you'd like to learn more about using your red bean paste!
- After rinsing the azuki beans, discard any broken, discolored, or shriveled beans.
- With this versatile red bean paste recipe, you can add optional ingredients such as crushed walnuts, pecans, gingko, almonds, peanuts, mashed lemon, orange, pineapple, raisins, or cinnamon to create unique flavor combinations.
- After soaking, draining, boiling, and mashing the beans, you can discard the water and continue with the frying process.
- When frying the red bean paste, remember to discard any leftovers after a week to ensure freshness.
