How to cook azuki red beans? (Kako skuvati azuki crveni pasulj?)

How to soak azuki red beans?

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of Adzuki beans (red beans)
• Water for soaking
• A pinch of baking soda

Preparation:

1. Wash the beans well under running cold water and remove any damaged beans.
2. Place the beans in a deep pot and pour plenty of cold water over them (the water should be at least 8 cm (3.15 inches) above the beans because the beans will swell).
3. Leave the beans to soak in the refrigerator for 8 to 12 hours, preferably overnight. If you can change the water after 6 h.
4. After soaking, be sure to spill the water in which the beans were soaked and rinse them with fresh water several times before cooking.

How to cook azuki red beans?

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of Adzuki beans (red beans)
• 3-4 cups of water
• 3 to 5 cm (1.2 - 2 inches) of kombu seaweed or 1 dry bay leaf
• A pinch of salt

Preparation:

1. Prepare adzuki beans (red beans) by soaking.

2. Pour the washed Adzuki beans into a pot and cover with 3 cups of fresh water. 

3. Add a piece of kombu seaweed or dry bay leaf to improve digestibility and taste.

4. Let it boil at a high temperature (6 out of 6).

5. When boiling, reduce heat to low (2 of 6) or medium-low (3 of 6), cover and simmer for 40 to 50 minutes, adding water if necessary.

6. Add a pinch of salt only 10 minutes before the end of cooking.

7. Check if the beans are soft. When the beans are soft and easy to squish under your fingers, remove the pot from the stove.

8. If you use adzuki beans - red beans to prepare the paste, squeeze out the excess water.

Storage and shelf life of cooked adzuki beans - red beans

• Store in a clean container with an airtight lid.
• Shelf life: 3 to 5 days in the refrigerator.

1. Allow the cooked adzuki beans to cool completely at room temperature (do not leave them out of the refrigerator for more than 2 hours).

2. Transfer the cooled beans to a clean container with an airtight lid.

3. Place the container at a temperature of up to 4 °C (39.2 °F) and use the adzuki beans within 3 to 5 days.

How to freeze cooked azuki red beans?

1. Arrange the adzuki beans in freezer bags or freezer containers with a little cooking liquid or water (with room to spread) so the azuki beans can retain their moisture and texture.

2. Mark the freeze date.

3. Shelf life: from 3 to 5 months.

How do you defrost cooked azuki red beans?

• 1 serving of frozen adzuki beans (red beans) in their own liquid.

Preparation:

Remove the container or bag of frozen beans from the freezer.

 A) If you reheat food that was in a container: 

1. If you have time, transfer it to the bowl, to the refrigerator overnight to slowly thaw.
2. Transfer the thawed beans together with their liquid into a small saucepan.
3. Put the saucepan on moderate heat (4 out of 6) and let it boil.
4. Reduce the temperature and let it boil for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally so that everything is heated evenly.
5. If using a microwave, pour the beans and liquid into a microwave safe bowl, cover with a lid or a plate and heat for 1.5 to 2 minutes on the highest setting.

 B) If you reheat food that was in a freezer bag: 

1. Place a frozen bag of cooked adzuki beans - red beans in a pot of boiling water.
2. Heat on medium (4 of 6) until melted and hot.
3. Transfer to another bowl or carefully pour out hot water into the sink.
4. Wait for it to cool down a bit, then carefully cut the bag above the bowl or plate.

Fast defrosting on the stove

1. For quick thawing on the stove, pour the frozen cube of beans and liquid directly into a small bowl.
2. Cover the pot and heat on a very low temperature for a few minutes until the liquid melts and boils.

To defrost in the microwave

1. Place the frozen portion in a microwave-safe bowl and use the defrost option for 3 to 5 minutes.
2. Then heat on high for about 1 to 2 minutes until completely hot.

Kako potopiti azuki crveni pasulj?

Sastojci:

• 1 solja crvenog pasulja 
• Voda za potapanje 
• Prstohvat sode bikarbone

Priprema:

1. Dobro operite pasulj pod mlazom hladne vode i uklonite sva ostecena zrna.
2. Stavite pasulj u duboku posudu i prelijte ga sa dosta hladne vode (voda treba da bude bar 8 cm iznad pasulja jer ce zrna nabubriti).
3. Ostavite pasulj da se potapa u frizideru od 8 do 12 sati, a najbolje preko noci. Ako mozete zameniti vodu posle 6 h.
4. Nakon potapanja, obavezno prospite vodu u kojoj se pasulj potapao i isperite ga svezom vodom pre kuvanja nekoliko puta.

Kako skuvati azuki crveni pasulj?

Sastojci:

• 1 solja azuki pasulja 
• 3-4 solje vode
• 3-5 cm konbu-alge kelp (kombu alge) ili 1 lsuvi list ovorova
• Prstohvat soli

Priprema:

1. Pripremiti azuki crveni pasulj potapanjem.

2. Sipajte opran pasulj u serpu i prelijte ga sa 3 solje sveze vode.

3. Dodajte komad kombu alge ili lovorov list da poboljsate probavljivost i ukus.

4. Pustiti da prokljuca na jakoj temperaturi (6 od 6).

5. Kada prokljuca, smanjite temperaturu na nisku (2 od 6) ili srednje nisku (3 od 6), poklopite serpu i pustite da se krcka 40 do 50 minuta, dodajuci vode Ako je potrebno.

6. Dodajte prstohvat soli tek 10 minuta pred kraj kuvanja.

7. Proverite da li je pasulj mek. Kada zrna budu mekana i lako se gnjece pod prstima, sklonite serpu sa sporeta.

8. Ako korisite azuki crveni pasulj za pripremu paste iscedite visak vode.

Čuvanje i rok trajanja kuvanog azuki crvenog pasulja

• Čuvati u cistoj posudi sa hermetickim poklopcem.
• Rok trajanja: u frižideru 3 do 5 dana.

1. Ostavite kuvani azuki crveni pasulj da se potpuno ohladi na sobnoj temperaturi (nemojte ga ostavljati duze od 2 sata van frizidera).

2. Prebacite ohladjeni pasulj u cistu posudu sa hermetickim poklopcem.

3. Stavite posudu na temperaturu do 4 stepena i iskoristite pasulj u roku od 3 do 5 dana.

Kako zamrznuti kuvani azuki crveni pasulj?

1. Rasporedite pasulj u kese za zamrzavanje ili posude i za zamrzavanje sa malo tečnosti od kuvanja ili vode (uz prostor za širenje) da bi azuki crveni pasulj mogao da zadrži vlažnost i teksturu.

2. Oznacite datum zamrzavanja.

3. Rok trajanja: od 3 do 5 meseci.

Kako da odmrznete kuvani azuki crveni pasulj?

• 1 porcija zamrznutog azuki crvenog pasulja u sopstvenoj tecnosti.

Priprema:

Izvadite posudu ili kesu sa zamrznutim pasuljem iz zamrzivaca.

 A) Ako podgrevate jelo koje je bilo u posudi: 

1. Ako imate vremena, prebacite ga u ciniji, u frizider preko noci da se polako odmrzne.
2. Prebacite odmrznuti pasulj zajedno sa njegovom tecnoscu u manju serpicu.
3. Stavite serpicu na umerenu temperaturu (4 od 6) i ostavite da prokljuca.
4. Smanjiti temperaturu i ostavite da vri 1 do 2 minuta uz povremeno mesanje kako bi se sve ravnomerno ugrejalo.
5. Ako koristite mikrotalasnu, sipajte pasulj i tecnost u ciniju bezbednu za mikrotalasnu i pokrijte poklopcem ili tanjirom i grejte 1,5 do 2 minuta na najjacoj snazi.

 B) Ako podgrevate jelo koje je bilo u kesi za zamrzavanje: 

1. U serpicu sa klucalom vodom stavite smrznutu kesicu kuvanog azuki crvenog pasulja.
2. Zagrevajte na srednjoj temperaturi (4 od 6) dok se ne otopi i bude vruce.
3. Prebacite u drugu posudu ili pažljivo prospite vrelu vodu. 
4. Sacekajte da se malo prohladi, pa pazljivo isecite kesicu iznad cinije ili tanjira. 

Brzo odmrzavanje na sporetu

1. Za brzo odmrzavanje na sporetu, izrucite zamrznutu kocku pasulja i tecnosti direktno u manju serpicu.
2. Poklopite serpicu i grejte na vrlo tihoj temperaturi nekoliko minuta dok se tecnost ne otopi i ne prokljuca.

Za odmrzavanje u mikrotalasnoj

1. Stavite zamrznutu porciju u ciniju pogodnu za mikrotalasnu i koristite opciju za odmrzavanje 3 do 5 minuta.
2. Zatim podgrejte na najjacoj snazi oko 1 do 2 minuta dok ne bude potpuno vruce.