How to cook adzuki
You will need - 1 glass of adzuki, 3 glasses of water
1. Rinse azuki and place in a saucepan.
2. Pour the adzuki water in a ratio of 1: 3 - for 1 glass of adzuki 3 glasses of water.
3. Place the pot of adzuki on a low heat and cover with a lid.
4. Let it boil and cook the adzuki for 45 minutes.
5. Drain the water through a colander, the adzuki is cooked.
How to cook adzuki in a double boiler
1. Put the adzuki in a steamer bowl.
2. Pour water into a steamer pot.
3. Turn on the steamer in working mode.
4. Cook the adzuki in a double boiler for 1.5 hours.
Fusofacts
- Azuki - this is an ancient type of beans, became widespread in China in 1000 BC, from China spread to Japan and Korea, and then to the whole world.- The most common adzuki dark red shadesbut there are also white, black, and speckled adzuki beans.
- Azuki is different from ordinary beans with greater softness, it does not need to be soaked and it is cooked at the same time quite quickly. Azuki has a sweetish flavor and a nutty flavor.
- If the adzuki is cooked for soft dishes, it must be peeled off.
- It is from the adzuki beans that the Chinese delicacy is cooked anko.
- Calorie content adzuki - 330 kcal / 100 grams.
- The cost adzuki - from 200 rubles / 0.5 kilograms (on average in Moscow for June 2020).
- Adzuki beans are very useful... For vegetarian or fasting diets, adzuki practically replaces meat in nutritional value. In China, adzuki treats some diseases of the genitourinary system. It is believed that with regular use of adzuki, dark bags under the eyes disappear.
- Keep dry adzuki groats in a dry dark place for up to 2 years.