Kuromame (Sweet Black Soy Beans)
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Recipe type: Side Dish
 
A traditional osechi ryori (Japanese New Year's food) side dish.
Ingredients
  • 2 cups
  • kuromame (dried black soy beans)
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon
  • shoyu (soy sauce)
  • Water
Instructions
  1. Wash beans four (4) times - rinse and drain.
  2. Soak beans in 10 cups of water for 24 hours. To soak beans, the ratio of water to beans is 1:5. While my Mom suggested that I boil the beans in the water in which they were soaking, I drained the beans and added 10 cups of fresh water to a large stock pot.
  3. On high heat, bring beans to boil. Then reduce heat to low and skim residue removing any "aku" or frothy residue.
  4. Add ½ cup of cold water.
  5. Cook kuromame for 3 to 4 hours on low heat until beans are tender. At all times there should be 3 centimeters of water above the surface of the beans. Continue to add cold water to the beans as needed.
  6. When beans are tender, add ½ cup of sugar and cook for 7 to 8 minutes.
  7. Next, add remaining sugar and cook for another 5 minutes. Add
  8. shoyu (soy sauce), then turn off heat. Kuromame is now done!
Recipe by Bebe Love Okazu at https://bebeloveokazu.com/2012/01/17/kuromame-sweet-black-soy-beans/