Easiest Way to Cook Tasty Monaka-style Adzuki Bean Cracker Sandwiches With the Aroma of Pickled Plums and Shiso Leaves

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Monaka-style Adzuki Bean Cracker Sandwiches With the Aroma of Pickled Plums and Shiso Leaves. This recipe is from the Cookpad.com. If you go to their website, you can try even another option - these cracker sandwiches with the Aroma of Pickled Plums and Shiso Leaves. Monaka is a type of wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets) consisting of an azuki bean jam filling that is sandwiched between two thin mochi wafers.

And that miso dressing combined with the crunchy veggies and adzuki beans sound wonderful!

Do you not cook the cabbage and sugar snap peas?

Is it because they 'pickle' in the dressing?

You can have Monaka-style Adzuki Bean Cracker Sandwiches With the Aroma of Pickled Plums and Shiso Leaves using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Monaka-style Adzuki Bean Cracker Sandwiches With the Aroma of Pickled Plums and Shiso Leaves

  1. It’s of Crackers (I used Ritz crackers).

  2. You need of can Canned boiled adzuki beans.

  3. You need of Umeboshi (I recommend honey umeboshi).

  4. It’s of to 4 Shiso leaves.

  5. It’s of A: Sugar.

  6. Prepare of Powdered kanten.

  7. You need of Butter (optional).

  8. You need of Cheese (optional).

Monaka (最中) is a Japanese sweet made of azuki bean paste sandwiched between two thin crisp wafers made from mochi.

The wafers can have the shape of a square, a triangle, or may be shaped like cherry blossoms, chrysanthemums, and so on.

Adzuki beans originate from China whereas kidney beans are native to Central America and Mexico.

For this anko recipe, I'm using the tsubushian technique of boiling the beans and mashing them with the skin on.

Monaka-style Adzuki Bean Cracker Sandwiches With the Aroma of Pickled Plums and Shiso Leaves instructions

  1. Take the pit out of the umeboshi and mince the flesh. Finely chop the shiso leaves..

  2. Put the boiled adzuki beans, umeboshi and A ingredients (sugar, powdered kanten) in a saucepan and mix together. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly..

  3. It will become thick after 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat before it becomes too thick and stir in the finely chopped shiso leaves..

  4. Let cool, and the "Plum Shiso Bean Paste" is done. Put in as many shiso leaves as you like..

  5. Sandwich the filling between crackers and thats it Garnish with more shiso leaves….

  6. Variation 1: Spread with butter for an anko butter sandwich..

  7. Variation 2: Spread with cream cheese for an anko cheese sandwich..

  8. These are the crackers I used this time..

The texture isn't as smooth as mashing them through a sieve but it's just as.

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Monaka are a Japanese sweet made of azuki bean jam filling sandwiched between two thin crisp wafers made from mochi.