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Zenzai (ぜんざい) – Sweet Azuki Bean Soup with Mochi
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Zenzai (ぜんざい) – Sweet Azuki Bean Soup with Mochi
Laura Chen
4
10 Minuten
60 Minuten
250
Japanese
Dessert
Zenzai is a traditional Japanese sweet made of a sweet red bean soup and sticky rice cakes (mochi). It is especially popular in the cold winter months and is often served at New Year.
Ingredients
- 200 g azuki beans
- 150 g sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 pieces ready-made mochi (rice cakes)
- 1.5 liters water for soaking and cooking
Instructions
- Soak the azuki beans in water overnight.
- Pour off the soaking water and put the beans in a pot with fresh water. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour, until the beans are soft.
- Pour off the excess water and return the beans to the pot with the sugar and a pinch of salt. Keep simmering, stirring constantly, until a thick soup forms.
- Meanwhile, heat the mochi in a pan or toaster until they puff up and brown lightly.
- Ladle the hot bean soup into bowls and top each with a mochi.
- Serve hot.
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