Korean Food: Homemade Red Bean Paste (팥 앙금)

Main Ingredients
• 2 lb Red Bean (4 Cups)
• 2½ Cups Sugar
• ½ tsp Salt
• Water
Yield: 2 Quarts

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• korean
• food
• cooking
• red
• bean
• paste
• patangGeum
• porridge
• ice
• cream
• rice
• cakes

[DaLigger]

what do I do if my paste turns out to be more of a sauce? :(

[aeriskitchen]

@DaLigger

Maybe you put too much liquid when you ground the cooked beans.. Just keep cook the bean paste ..so the liquid will be evaporated and the paste become thicker.. keep stir it.

[hici61]

can I use canned red beans for this?

[aeriskitchen]

@hici61

I thought of it too.. but I didn't try it yet.. so can't tell the result.. we don't have canned beans in Korea like here (America)... so use use dried beans or fresh beans.. another thing.. is My husband said.. he never saw the red bean from can.. I mean..the same kind of red bean I used for this recipe... the red bean from can in usa is different kinds of bean.. so the taste will be different.

[33shei]

can you make black bean paste, please??

[aeriskitchen]

@33shei

you mean.. black bean paste noodles or.. black bean paste itself ? I don't know how to make black bean paste itself..

[raininghard]

I tried making this twice. The first time came out like soup because I just left it. You cannot overcook it or else it will be watery, you got to keep watch and right when it becomes squishable, remove it from the heat! So then you'd get a thicker paste. It took me only 2hrs to get it to squish. Also, you got to use Adzuki beans, not just any red bean, buying from a bulk food store is the best and freshest since those packages at asian markets are most likely pretty old.

[mvwj]

When blending the beans in the blender, is it okay to just add the salt and suger as well?

[SparklyGoldenEyes]

@hici61 if you can get canned azuki beans try it.

[hici61]

@aeriskitchen I'M from germany maybe they'll won't taste that much diffrent here :P

I found the red bean paste in an asian shop yesterday but thank you for your answer! Gonna make your sweet red bean paste bread this weekend :)

[hercules98cynthia]

@aeriskitchen Thank you soooooo much for answering!!!!! im gonna try to make it now :)