RECIPE
Glossy black soybeans cooked in sweet syrup until the skins melt away to reveal a creamy velvety center.
- 250 grams black soybeans - 5 cups water - 1/4 teaspoon baking soda - 1/4 teaspoon salt - 1 cup sugar (200 grams) - 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
2
Soak the beans for 12 hours in the water along with the salt and baking soda.
3
Add the kuromame, soaking liquid, sugar, soy sauce and piece of iron into a pressure cooker. Afix the lid and bring the cooker up to high pressure.
4
Once the cooker is up to pressure adjust the heat down to maintain a steady stream of steam and set a timer for 25 minutes.
5
Let the pressure cooker come down to room temperature and then transfer the beans and iron to a container and let them rest overnight.