Red Bean Soup (Oshiruko)

Oshiruko or zenzai is a traditional Japanese dessert soup made with sweet adzuki bean paste and mochi.

This easy Japanese red bean soup or Oshiruko is topped with a toasted mochi that's crispy on top and soft and gooey on the bottom. It makes for a comforting sweet snack or dessert on a cold winter day.

Course Dessert, Snacks, Soups & Stews

Cuisine Japanese

Keyword sweet bean, wagashi

Level Beginner

Main Ingredient Legume, Rice

Diet Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Low-Fat, Pescatarian, Vegan, Vegetarian

Cook Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings servings

Calories 461kcal

Author Marc Matsumoto

Ingredients

280 grams anko (about 1 cup)
1 cup water
2 tablespoons evaporated cane sugar (to taste)
2 mochi

Grams + US Cups - US Standard

Instructions

To make the red bean soup, add the anko, water, and sugar to a pot and bring the mixture to a boil while stirring. Turn down the heat to maintain a gentle simmer.
280 grams anko, 1 cup water, 2 tablespoons evaporated cane sugar
Toast the mochi in a toaster oven or broiler until it's puffy and golden brown. If you are heating the mochi in a microwave oven, get the surface of the mochi wet, and then set it on a piece of parchment paper and microwave until the mochi puffs up like a balloon.
2 mochi
Serve the Oshiruko in a bowl topped with a piece of toasted mochi.

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