Zenzai (Sweet Azuki Soup)
Zenzai (Sweet Azuki Soup)

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Zenzai (ぜんざい) is a traditional Japanese dessert soup made with azuki beans. This sweet red bean soup is served hot with mochi (rice cake) or shiratama dango (glutinous rice Slightly sweet, with a gentle fragrance from the red beans, the dessert soup has the instant magic of warming up one's soul. Zenzai is a very traditional Japanese dessert made with azuki beans and mochi, or glutinous rice cake. If you've never had azuki, or sweet read bean before, the idea of beans in a dessert might sound a It pairs really beautifully with the chewy, springy texture of mochi, and is served with a sweet "soup".

Zenzai (Sweet Azuki Soup) is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Zenzai (Sweet Azuki Soup) is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook zenzai (sweet azuki soup) using 4 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Zenzai (Sweet Azuki Soup):
  1. Make ready 1 cup ‘Azuki’ Beans (Red Beans)
  2. Get 1/2-1 cup Sugar
  3. Get 1/8-1/6 teaspoon Salt
  4. Take 4 Mochi (Rice Cakes) *OR Dango Dumplings, ‘Mochi Ice Cream’ is also good!

It is a traditional Japanese snack. Zenzai is basically soup made from Anko. Anko (sweet red bean paste) is the crucial ingredient for traditional Japanese confectioneries. Zenzai is the name for mochi dumplings, also known as "dango" made in a soup of sweet red beans (azuki).

Instructions to make Zenzai (Sweet Azuki Soup):
  1. Place Azuki Beans in a large saucepan or a pot and cover them with a plenty of water, and cook until the beans are swollen and plump. Darin the water. *Soaking the beans in water overnight saves cooking time.
  2. Return the beans back into the saucepan, cover with plenty of water again, and cook until the beans are tender.
  3. Remove excess water OR add extra water to make the water level just enough to cover the beans. Add Sugar and Salt, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for a few more minutes.
  4. Enjoy with Toasted Mochi (Rice Cakes) or Dango Dumplings. 'Zenzai' can be enjoyed hot or cold. *Note: Mochi Ice Cream is also good.

Anko (sweet red bean paste) is the crucial ingredient for traditional Japanese confectioneries. Zenzai is the name for mochi dumplings, also known as "dango" made in a soup of sweet red beans (azuki). It is an ancient Japanese recipe believed to dispel illness. I happened to eat it in a Bento box at Mitsuwa Marketplace and fell in love! Get the ingredients at a Japanese grocer; Mochiko.

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