{"id":171,"date":"2016-05-14T21:30:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T21:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asamihasegawa.com\/blog\/?p=171"},"modified":"2016-06-09T03:21:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T03:21:04","slug":"red-bean-jelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asamihasegawa.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/14\/red-bean-jelly\/","title":{"rendered":"Mizuyokan – Red Bean Jelly"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mizu-Yokan-Red-Bean-Jelly\"<\/p>\n

Unlike breezy\u00a0Bay Area, summer in New York City was\u00a0hot and humid – filled with hot air and musty smell. On certain summer days, garbages are\u00a0dumped and cooked\u00a0on scorching hot streets releasing a perfectly sour odor.\u00a0Waiting for the 1 train at 96th Street Subway station was like sauna bathing and the air-conditioned subway cars\u00a0felt like heaven. After a long and steamy afternoon walk in Soho,\u00a0Coffee Milk Tea Boba in China Town seemed just<\/em> right.<\/p>\n

Then I remembered the ferociously long hot and humid summer\u00a0in Japan. The traditional sound of wind chimes, fuurin<\/em>, are everywhere in summer and\u00a0incredibly\u00a0soothing. Despite the hot summer, Japanese enjoy summer with various cold summer treats – shaved ice, yokan, fruit jellies, green tea frozen yogurt, and many more. One of my favorites treats are Yokans – Red Bean Jelly. If you are in the Bay Area, you can find them at local Japanese Supermarkets like Mitsuwa<\/a>, Nijiya<\/a>, or Marukai<\/a>. I personally find them too sweet for my little one, so I usually whip up this treat with less sugar and add honey.<\/p>\n

\"Mizu-Yokan-Red-Bean-Jelly\"<\/p>\n

MIZUYOKAN (RED BEAN JELLY)<\/span>
\nPREP TIME 5 MIN \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>COOK TIME 5\u00a0MIN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TOTAL<\/span>\u00a030MIN<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/span><\/p>\n

200 grams of Sweet Red Bean Paste
\n2 grams of Kanten (Agar)
\n1 teaspoon of Honey
\n1 cup of Water
\nPinch of Salt<\/p>\n

Instructions<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Combine 1 cup of water and add 2 grams of powdered kanten in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.<\/p>\n

2. Lower\u00a0heat and dissolve powdered kanten\u00a0with a wooden spoon for 2 min.<\/p>\n

3. Add 200 grams of sweet red bean paste and dissolve the paste with wooden spoon for 3 min.<\/p>\n

4. Add 1 teaspoon of honey and pinch of salt. Remove from heat and let it cool for 5 min.<\/p>\n

5. Pour mixture into a pan and cool in refrigerator for 15 min.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unlike breezy\u00a0Bay Area, summer in New York City was\u00a0hot and humid – filled with hot air and musty smell. On certain summer days, garbages are\u00a0dumped and cooked\u00a0on scorching hot streets releasing a perfectly sour odor.\u00a0Waiting for the 1 train at 96th Street Subway station was like sauna bathing and the air-conditioned subway cars\u00a0felt like heaven.<\/p>\n