Red Bean Paste
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Homemade sweet red bean paste with two ways (simplified smashed version and traditional smooth versioin)
Course:
sauce
Cuisine:
Chinese
Keyword:
red bean
Calories: 274 kcal
Ingredients
Smashed version
- 1 cup Chinese red beans ,azuki bean ,around 200g
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tiny pinch of salt
Smooth version
- 1 cup Chinese red beans ,azuki bean ,around 200g
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp. butter or vegetable oil ,28 to 30g
- a tiny pinch of salt
Instructions
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Wash the red beans and soak the dried red beans at least 8 hours or overnight. Longer soaking time can shorten the cooking time.
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Drain and add around 3 cups of water in a high pressure cooker along with the beans.
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Cook the beans for around 40 minutes or until quite soft.
Smashed version
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Smash the beans with a hard spatula. Add sugar and heat over slow fire to cook off extra water until form a paste texture. Stir from time to time during the process.
Smooth version
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Press the cooked mixture with a spatula through a fine strain to remove the skins to get the smoothest texture. Or if you prefer to keep the skin, transfer all the content to a food processor and blend to a smooth consistency.
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Transfer the paste to a pan. Add salt, sugar and butter. Use low fire to simmer the exceeded water out. Keep stirring during the process until the paste can sticky together.
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Wait for the paste to cool down.
Recipe Notes
Store the paste in air-tighter container up for 2 weeks.
Prepare time do not include the time for soaking the beans.
Nutrition Facts
Red Bean Paste
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 274
Calories from Fat 4
% Daily Value*
Fat 0.4g1%
Saturated Fat 15g94%
Sodium 396mg17%
Potassium 502mg14%
Carbohydrates 62.6g21%
Fiber 5.6g23%
Sugar 40.8g45%
Protein 30g60%
Vitamin A 74IU1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg0%
Calcium 11.4mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.