Homemade Hyashi Red Bean Pudding Recipe
Action speaks louder than words, using iron rhizome yam.Red beans.Rice cake. The method is simple; red beans are rich in iron and can replenish blood and benefit health.They also help strengthen the spleen and stomach. Iron rhizome yam is recommended as an excellent choice for women, being both edible and medicinal with benefits such as strengthening the spleen and stomach, generating body fluids, and lowering blood sugar.
Compared to regular iron rhizome yam, it has more starch and less water, making it ideal for making pastries due to its smooth and creamy texture. Ingredients: 250 grams of iron rhizome yam, 100 grams of red beans, 40 grams of white sugar, 2-3 strawberries,molds, a small pot.
Method:1. Wash and peel the iron rhizome yam, then cut it into pieces and place it in a pot with a cover over high heat for steaming for 15 minutes until a toothpick can easily pierce through it. 2. Transfer the cooked yam to a large bowl and mash it using a rolling pin or similar tool to create a puree.3. Soak the red beans in water for 4-5 hours, then add them to a pressure cooker with enough water to cover them and cook on the 'soybean' setting for about 30 minutes. 4. In a small pot, combine the cooked red beans and white sugar, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low and stir constantly until the liquid reduces and the beans form a thick paste (to prevent sticking at the bottom).
5. Take out heart-shaped molds, layer yam puree in each mold, place a dollop of red bean paste in the center, then cover with another layer of yam puree.
6. Demold the yam and red bean cakes and arrange them on a plate.
7. Wash strawberries, remove the stems, and cut into small pieces to garnish the top of each cake.Chef's tip: Yam contains amylase and polyphenol oxidase that aid digestion and absorption in the spleen and stomach, making it a good food for tonifying the body.
Red beans are mild in nature, sweet and slightly sour, without toxicity, having nourishing and strengthening properties for the spleen and stomach, as well as diuretic effects and detoxification.
3 Adzuki beans should be soaked in water for 4-5 hours beforehand. Place the beans in a pressure cooker with enough water to cover them, press the cook beans button and let it cook for about 30 minutes.
4 After cooking, pour the adzuki beans and sugar into a small pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low and stir continuously as you simmer until the liquid evaporates and the beans become dry (stir constantly to prevent sticking).
6 Take a heart-shaped mold, press down a layer of yam paste, place red bean paste in the center, then cover with another layer of yam paste.
7 Remove the yam adzuki cake from the mold and place it on a plate. Repeat steps 6-7 to make more yam adzuki cakes.Red bean cake 8 Wash strawberries, remove the stems, cut into small pieces, and place them on top of the yam adzuki cakes.
Chef's Tip:
1 Yam contains amylase, polyphenol oxidase, and other substances that aid in digestion and absorption, making it a good food for tonifying the spleen and stomach.
2 Adzuki beans are neutral in nature, sweet and slightly sour with no toxicity. They have benefits such as strengthening the body, nourishing the spleen and stomach, promoting urination to remove dampness, clearing heat and detoxifying, facilitating milk flow, and replenishing blood.
2 Red beans are neutral in nature, taste sweet and sour, are non-toxic, and have nourishing and strengthening effects, can strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote diuresis and reduce dampness, clear heat and detoxify, promote milk production, and replenish blood.
