Adzuki bean suggestions

[redkitty]

Hi all, any recipe suggestions for adzuki beans? This is what I have so far...

Adzuki and squash soup, 2 other soup recipes, thai curried veggies with adzuki beans and adzuki bean tacos.

I'm a vegetarian, so looking for meatless options! Any suggestions appreciated!

I also read that they are highly nutritious with 25% protein, one of the highest ratios among beans.

 

[Aria]

Adzuki Bean, excellent choice. Try them with rice. Any other recipe you have that uses beans...use the adzuki. One of the best bean; I agree.Small, delicate, high in protein. Beans supply: iron,folate,zinc,calicum.

 

[redkitty]

I just had a sample of the Adzuki Bean soup I made today! I'm sooo excited because its sooo tasty! First time Ive tried Adzukis!

Thanks for the reply Aria!

 

[seans_potato_business]

Desert:
I just made sweet red bean paste from adzuki beans and then used it as a filling for red bean paste pancakes (some kind of Japanese pancakes; not like ordinary ones). I don't have a clue what I'm doing in the kitchen and I had to use a can of shaving foam for a rolling pin but they turned out great!

Recipes - Red Bean Paste Pancakes Recipe
(you can find several red bean recipes knocking around the internet; they all seem pretty simply and vary mostly in the amount of sugar).

 

[redkitty]

Thanks Sean, that was almost a year ago when I made this post! I cook with adzuki's often now and love them! Lots of soups, but my favorite is spicy adzukis & kale over brown rice.

I have read about the sweet bean paste they make in Japan, might have to give it a try!

 

[QSis]

Thanks Sean, that was almost a year ago when I made this post! I cook with adzuki's often now and love them! Lots of soups, but my favorite is spicy adzukis & kale over brown rice.

I have read about the sweet bean paste they make in Japan, might have to give it a try!

Oh boy! A new thing to try!

After reading this thread, I had a few more minutes left of my lunch break, so I ran over next door to the Asian supermarket and found the beans. I assume they are the right ones, from pictures I googled and the description - what English is printed on the package says "Dried Red Bean". They are about the size of a navy bean, a little smaller maybe.

Would you please post your recipe for spicy beans and kale over rice, redkitty?

Thanks!

Lee

 

[redkitty]

Certainly Lee! I'd love too, let me have a few gulps of my mojito and I'll post it here for you. It's very tasty! (the mojito is very tasty too!)

The beans you bought are red right? And yes, a little smaller than navy beans.

 

[redkitty]

Sorry Lee! I forgot to post this for you last night.

KALE & ADZUKI BEANS
Serve over brown rice or couscous

* 1 cup uncooked adzuki beans
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 6 cups roughly chopped kale
* 2 tablespoons water
* 1/4 cup tamari
* 1 teaspoon ground cumin
* 1 teaspoon ground coriander
* salt and pepper to taste

Soak the beans overnight in water, drain and rinse. Place adzuki beans in a medium saucepan with 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 30 to 45 minutes, until tender. (If you don't soak them just cook for about 2 hours)

Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat, and saute garlic for couple minutes. Mix in kale and 2 tablespoons water. Season with tamari, cumin, and coriander. Thoroughly blend in adzuki beans. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer about 10-20 minutes, until kale is tender. Season with salt and pepper.

Sometimes I throw a pinch of cayenne pepper in.

 

[QSis]

Ah, thanks, red!

I just went looking for it, as I was watching Ina Garten make a lunch of pea soup and a sandwich of goat cheese, roasted red peppers, fresh basil and red onion. I thought of you!

(But it looked good enough for a carnivore like me to make! )

I'm printing out your recipe now - all I need to get is kale!

Lee

 

[redkitty]

Hey Lee, I made this again tonight.....soooo tasty! With locally grown kale, it was almost too beautiful to cook!!!

 

[QSis]

redkitty, I just made this but I drained the beans after I cooked them. Now I'm thinking I shouldn't have, and that this is more of a soup than a side dish?????

What do you think? Should I add back some stock?

Lee

 

[redkitty]

No, I drain them. When I make it I serve it over brown rice or quinoa but have never made it into a soup.

 

[QSis]

No, I drain them. When I make it I serve it over brown rice or quinoa but have never made it into a soup.

Oops!

I added sliced, browned turkey kielbasa, and the dish didn't look the way I had in mind, so I added back some chicken stock and some beef stock to make it soupier.

I'm so used to Portugese kale soup, that I guess that's more what I was looking for.

I added a teaspoon of sambal, too. Can't wait to have it for dinner this coming week!

Thanks for your help, redkitty!

Lee

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[redkitty]

Alright Lee! Looks great, let me know what you think! I've made soup with the adzuki's too, very yummy!

 

[QSis]

Redkitty ... loved it! The beans held their shape and "tooth" without getting mushy, and the cumin-coriander-soy flavoriings were a nice change.

(but I gotta tell you .... the turkey kielbasa really made it!)

Adzukis are a keeper!

Lee

 

[redkitty]

I'm really glad you liked them! They are a keeper for me too! Next week I'm going to make another soup, if it comes out good I'll post the recipe for you!