Best Simple Seasoned Adzuki Beans Recipes

Kale and Adzuki Beans image

Provided by skymonkey

Time 1h5m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup uncooked adzuki beans
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
6 cups roughly chopped kale
2 tablespoons water
¼ cup tamari
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Place adzuki beans in a medium saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 30 to 45 minutes, until tender.
Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat, and saute garlic about 1 minute. Mix in kale and 2 tablespoons water. Season with tamari, cumin, and coriander. Thoroughly blend in adzuki beans. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer about 20 minutes, until kale is tender. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 172.2 calories, Carbohydrate 28.7 g, Fat 3 g, Fiber 5.8 g, Protein 10.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 890 mg, Sugar 0.2 g

Simple Seasoned Aduki Beans image

Provided by C G

Time 1h45m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 c dried aduki/adzuki beans
3 slice bacon, crisply cooked and set aside to drain (which was replaced with pancetta)
1 tsp salt
black pepper, to taste
salt-free garlic powder, to taste (or use fresh)
1 1/2 tsp chili powder, to taste
1 fresh bay leaf
1-2 Tbsp ponzu or mirin
more salt or soy sauce/braggs, for seasoning

Steps:

1. Soak the aduki/adzuki beans in water overnight. After they have soaked, drain them and rinse several times. Place rinsed beans, cooked pancetta/bacon/veg bacon, salt, pepper, garlic powder, chili powder and bay leaf in the crock pot. Pour water over the beans. Cook on LOW 8-9 hours or HIGH 4-5 until tender. If I'm home all day, I set the crock pot to HIGH for about 2-3 hours then LOW until the beans are cooked.
2. Drain and transfer beans to a serving bowl (save some of the cooking liquid to re-heat the beans the next day). Season to taste with salt, pepper, soy sauce/Braggs. Stir in about 2 tablespoons ponzu (mirin, rice vinegar, apple cider vinegar will work).
3. Serve plain or over rice or use as a filling for burritos, steamed tortillas or taco shells. Another way to serve the beans as we did would be as a rice bowl. Line a serving bowl with greens (spinach, collard, turnip greens, arugula, etc.). Add a spoonful of beans, then rice. We garnished the rice bowls with our favorite toppings: sliced grape tomatoes, fresh cilantro and diced white onion then finished with a drizzle of https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/dressing/quick-easy-japanese-salad-dressing.html?p=2.