Foryoueats: Oshiruko (Sweet Red Bean Soup)

Foryoueats: Oshiruko (Sweet Red Bean Soup)

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This sweet red bean soup, also known as Oshiruko, is a traditional Japanese dessert made with sweet red bean paste and homemade Shiratama Dango (mochi balls). I

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Ingredients

  • 7 oz sweet red bean paste (anko) (use fine red bean paste called koshian; you can buy it on Amazon or use homemade anko; to use chunky anko called tsubuan in red bean soup, see my Zenzai recipe)
  • 7 fl oz water (⅞ cup; divided)
  • pinch Diamond Crystal kosher salt (optional)
  • 10 pieces Homemade Shiratama Dango (Mochi Balls) (or use toasted pieces of mochi rice cakes, which you can buy on Amazon)

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