"A warm bowl of homemade Zenzai or Oshiruko (red bean soup) with toasted mochi! Here're 3 ways to make this popular winter dessert in Japan...."
INGREDIENTS
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7 oz azuki beans ((200 g or 1 cup))
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4 cups water ((960 ml))
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pinch kosher/sea salt (use half for table salt)
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6 oz sugar ((170 g or ¾ cup; It's sweet enough for me. Typically 150-200 g sugar is used for 200 g azuki beans))
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3.5 oz red bean paste (anko) ((100 g or roughly ½ cup; Here's my homemade recipe.))
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½ cup water ((120 ml or more if you desire))
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pinch kosher/sea salt (use half for table salt)
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4 pieces kirimochi or homemade mochi ((Here's my Homemade Mochi recipe. You can also use my Shiratama Dango recipe for this red bean soup.))