dinner · vegan · vegetarian · dairy-free · gluten-free
Sekihan (red bean rice)
Celebration sticky rice tinted pink with azuki cooking liquid, sprinkled with black sesame salt.
- Time
- 90min
- Steps
- 5
Ingredients
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Allergens
Contains sesame.
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Method
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1
Boil azuki 5 minutes, drain, then simmer in 720 ml water until just tender, 30 minutes; keep the red liquid, aerating it with a ladle to deepen the color.
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2
Soak washed rice in the cooled bean liquid 4 hours or overnight.
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3
Drain (reserve liquid), mix rice and beans and steam 40 minutes, sprinkling reserved liquid every 10 minutes (or cook in a rice cooker on the sweet-rice setting).
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4
Toast sesame with salt.
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5
Serve sprinkled with gomashio.
