Azuki Beans With Lotus Seeds

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Azuki Beans With Lotus Seeds

 

Recipe By : Complete Guide to Macrobiotic Cooking, Kushi & Jack, p. 254

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Beans And Legumes Main Dishes, Vegetarian

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 cup azuki beans

1/2 cup lotus seeds

1 8 inch kombu strip

2 1/2 cups spring water

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

OR 1 1/2 teaspoons tamari soy sauce

 

Lotus seeds are traditionally said to contribute to vitality and longevity.

 

Wash and soak the azuki beans and lotus seeds together for 3 to 8

hours. Put the kombu in the bottom of a pot. Next put the seeds on top of

the kombu, followed by the azuki beans and lotus seeds. Add water to

almost cover the beans. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to

medium-low, and simmer until beans are about 70 to 80 percent done, about 1

1/2 hours, adding cold water when necessary as the beans expand and

original water evaporates. When the beans are 70 to 80 percent done, add

approximately 1/4 teaspoon sea salt or 1 1/2 teaspoons tamari soy sauce and

simmer for 30 minutes longer, or until the beans are done. Total cooking

time is about 2 hours.

 

Variation: Add 1 cup fresh Lotus root or dried soaked lotus root, cut into

1/2-inch rounds. In Japan, this dish is called " cousins-style azuki beans. "

 

 

 

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