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The Fair Trade Cook Book
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Basic instructions for cooking aduki beans. This ingredient is believed to be of Japanese origin. |
Ingredients
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MethodPreparationPut the beans in the bottom of a bowl and cover well with cold water. Allow the beans to soak overnight. Strain off the soaking water and put the beans in a saucepan. Add fresh cold water to cover the beans to a depth of 5 cm. Cooking Bring the water to a boil, and skim off any scum that forms. Cover the pan, and then turn down to a simmer. Simmer for 60 to 90 minutes testing a bean every 10 minutes or so after the 60 minue mark. The beans are cooked when the test beans are soft. Strain off the water in a colander and wash either under cold runnng water or with fresh boiled water. Uses: Click here for a selection of Aduki Bean recipes. |