Tsubu -an (粒餡): Japanese Adzuki Bean Paste

6 September 2013 - Tsubu-an: Japanese Azuki Bean Paste

My mom bought adzuki bean for other dish, I manage to get some of it to make tsubu anko.
The recipe is from Just Hungry 

Tsubu-an: Japanese Adzuki Bean Paste 
2 cups washed adzuki beans
3/4 to 1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp sea salt

Pressure cooker method:
Boil the adzuki beans for about a minute and drain. Do it twice.
Add the beans to pressure cooker with water to come up 2 cm above the surface. Cook under pressure for 20-25 minutes. Drain.
Put the soft beans in a pot with medium heat. Add sugar and salt until the sugar is completely melt and absorbed into the beans.
Off the heat and mash.