Anko is a sweet red bean paste thats used to hold together pastries cakes and other desserts that come from Japan Store cooled anko in a covered container in the refrigerator
Prep Time
2 hrs
Dificult
Easy
Servings
8
Ingredients
Instructions
Gather all ingredients.
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Place beans in a saucepan and cover with 2 cups water; bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
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Drain beans and transfer to a clean saucepan.
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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.
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Drain beans and return to the saucepan. Add sugar and set over medium-high heat.
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Cook
stirring constantly
until sugar melts and beans form a loose
shiny paste
about 10 minutes.
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Immediately transfer paste to a container to cool.
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