Special Adzuki Bean Soup
From pink 16 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This is a special Japanese bean that helps to diminish the appearance of dark circles around the eyes by cleansing the body from within. Adzuki beans are wonderful for the kidneys and when the kidneys are dirty the result is dark skin under the eyes. Read more This recipe may take a little time to make, but truly it is well worth it! See less
Ingredients
- Soak 3 cups of beans in a large pot of cold water for 24 hours or overnight. Drain. shopping list
- - Add 2 quarts of cold water with the beans to the pot and bring to a boil. shopping list
- - Drain the beans, then add 2 quarts of fresh cold water again. shopping list
- - Simmer for 30 minutes, then add 2 Tbsp. of cumin and 1 tsp. white pepper. shopping list
- - In a frying pan, sauté the following ingredients in 1 Tbsp. of olive oil until tender: shopping list
- - 2 diced carrots shopping list
- - 2 Tbsp. of finely chopped fresh ginger shopping list
- - 3 cloves of garlic, minced shopping list
- - 1 large, finely chopped sweet onion shopping list
How to make it
- - Add the ingredients to the soup, then cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, or until beans are cooked through.
- - During the last 15 minutes only, add sea salt to taste. (Adding the salt any earlier will harden the beans.)
- - Just before serving, add juice of 1 fresh lime and 3 Tbsp. of fresh cilantro.
- Bon appetite!
- Adzuki beans are growing in popularity. They can be found at health food stores and a growing number of gourmet food markets.
- Eat this soup at least once a week for best results. This is also a great diuretic and women need this at least once a month. Great under eye brightener...and what women doesn't want to get rid of dark circles?
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Reviewed by 4 people-
Thanks for such great information. Have you heard of the health benefits that are in Dashi broth alone? when it has Miso in it.. I will find the article and mail it to your inbox if you like.
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wow this is great.. I like that kidney cleasing part you got my ^5 thanks
mystic_river1
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This is great!
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