How to Prepare Delicious Caramel ''MIZU-YOKAN''(Smooth and Sweet azuki Bean Jelly / Red Bean Jelly)

Caramel ''MIZU-YOKAN''(Smooth and Sweet azuki Bean Jelly / Red Bean Jelly). Strain it with a tea strainer. Pour a small amount into each mini cup. By doing this, the caramel jelly is attached to azuki bean jelly. 【MIZU-YOKAN (azuki Bean Jelly)】Mix well granulated.

One of my favourite summer desserts is 'Mizu-Yōkan', Sweet Azuki (Red Bean) Kanten Jelly. Kanten is similar to Agar Agar but the texture of the jelly is different. This dessert can be easily made at home using canned Sweet Azuki Paste. 'Koshi-an', the smooth type paste is commonly used for this dessert, but it might be hard to find. You can have Caramel ''MIZU-YOKAN''(Smooth and Sweet azuki Bean Jelly / Red Bean Jelly) using 16 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Caramel ''MIZU-YOKAN''(Smooth and Sweet azuki Bean Jelly / Red Bean Jelly)

1. It's cup of size：width 5.6cm(2.2 in)×height 3.5cm(1.4 in) / 1 cup = 40ｍｌ.
2. It's of ■ Caramel Jelly.
3. You need of ・4g (2 tsp.) agar.
4. You need of ・20g (1.7 Tbsp.) granulated sugar.
5. You need of ・120g / 120ml (1/2 cup) water.
6. It's of ・60 g (2.1 oz / 1/3 cup) granulated sugar (for caramel).
7. Prepare of ・2 Tbsp. water (for caramel).
8. Prepare of ・3 Tbsp. water (for caramel).
9. Prepare of ■ MIZU YOKAN (azuki bean Jelly).
10. It's of ・265 g / 265 ml (1 cup and 2 Tbsp) water.
11. It's of ・230 g (8.1 oz) ''KOSHI-AN''.
12. It's of (KOSHI-AN : smooth and sweet red bean paste / azuki bean paste).
13. You need of ・37g (3 Tbsp.) granulated sugar.
14. You need of ・ 6.5g (about 1 Tbsp.) agar.
15. Prepare of ■2-3 chestnuts (stewed in sugar).
16. It's of ※1cup=235cc(USA).

Mizu Yokan is a traditional Japanese dessert, or wagashi, as it is known in Japanese cuisine. Yokan is a general term which refers to this jelly dessert made of red azuki beans, agar, and sugar. The red azuki beans are in the form of tsubuan (smooth red bean paste) or koshian (coarse red bean paste). In other variations of yokan, the red beans are substituted with a white kidney bean paste.

Caramel ''MIZU-YOKAN''(Smooth and Sweet azuki Bean Jelly / Red Bean Jelly) instructions

1. ★Recipe video★ (my You Tube channel)→https://youtu.be/sV-QohJHf6U.
2. Cut chestnuts small pieces. Line up mini cups..
3. 【Caramel Jelly】Make caramel sauce. Put 60g (1/3 cup) granulated sugar and 2 Tbsp water in a small pot. Heat it on medium heat. When it becomes golden, turn off the heat. Add 3 Tbsp water..
4. Heat it again on low heat to make it smooth. Turn off the heat and let it cool..
5. Put granulated sugar and agar in a bowl. (granulated sugar : 20g / 1.7 Tbsp, agar : 4g / 2 tsp) Mix well to prevent the agar from becoming lumpy. Put 120ml (1/2 cup) water in a pot and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat a little after boiling..
6. Add the granulated sugar and agar in 4 part. Melt it completely each time. After all melted, heat it while mixing for a minute..
7. Add the caramel sauce. Heat it while mixing on medium heat for 1.5 min. Strain it with a tea strainer..
8. Pour a small amount into each mini cup. Wait for 5 min as it is. Put the chestnuts on it..
9. Gently scratch the surface. By doing this, the caramel jelly is attached to azuki bean jelly..
10. 【MIZU-YOKAN (azuki Bean Jelly)】Mix well granulated sugar and agar. (granulated sugar : 37g / 3 Tbsp, agar : 6.5g / 1 Tbsp) Put 265 ml (1 cup and 2 Tbsp) water in a pot and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat a little after boiling. Add the granulated sugar and agar in 4 part. Melt it completely each time..
11. After all melted, heat it while mixing for a minute. Add sweet azuki bean paste (koshi-an). Mix well until it gets smooth on low heat..
12. After it gets smooth, heat it for 2 min while mixing on medium heat. Put the pot on a wet towel. Continue to mix for 1-2 min and cool down. Pour it into each mini cup..
13. Cool it down and cool in a fridge for over an hour. It's all done!.

It is a simple jelly-like dessert made of Azuki red bean paste "Anko (餡子)" that has been cooked with water, sweetened with sugar, and solidified with agar or "Kanten (寒天)". There are several varieties of yokan (a cake made with agar), but it is mainly a kind of azuki (red bean) jelly. The azuki beans, are mixed with sugar and agar, a gelatinous substance derived from seaweed. After the mix is boiled and poured into a container, you cool it down to shape it. The red bean paste can be very smooth or contain some.