Zenzai – Oshiruko (Sweet Red Bean Soup)

Zenzai is a traditional Japanese dessert.  It’s a thick sweet soup consists of boiled azuki
beans and often served with mochi (rice cake).
Sweet azuki bean soup with sticky mochi is a comforting sweet for Japanese people in winter time.

Zenzai (Red Bean Soup)

Author: Namiko Chen

Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 100g (3.5 oz) Anko (Tsubuan)
• 100 ml/gram water
• A pinch of salt
• 1 piece of kiri mochi (rice cake) orShiratama Dango
  

Instructions

1. In a saucepan, heat anko and water and bring it to a boil. Add pinch of salt and mix well. Turn off the heat.
   
2. Cut mochi in half/quarter (if you like) and place mochi in a toaster oven and toast (or bake at 400F) until puffed up and golden brown, about 10 minutes.
   
3. When the mochi is nice and toasty take it out and put it in the Zenzai. Enjoy immediately but be careful and don't burn yourself.

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