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Sprouting Adzuki Beans

Juliette | Flourishing Kitchen
Sprouting adzuki beans in a few simple steps from start to finish. Light, crunchy and loaded with protein and nutrients, adzuki bean sprouts are easy to add to salads, wraps, soups and more. 
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Prep Time :5 days
Cook Time :0 minutes
Soaking Time :12 hours
Total Time :5 days 12 hours
Cuisine: Raw Vegan
Servings :1 x 200g serving

Equipment

  • 1 Wide mouthed mason jar
  • 1 Piece of cheesecloth and rubber band or a sprouting lid
  • 1 Strainer or sieve.

Ingredients
  

  • 100 g raw dried adzuki beans

Instructions
 

  • Step 1 - Soak the beans in cold water. Pick out any broken/split beans or grit and discard. Please give them a good rinse to wake them up, then add the raw adzuki beans to a bowl or a wide-mouthed mason jar. Cover generously with 3 times the amount of water, as they'll absorb quite a lot. Leave them to soak for 8-12 hours.
    100 g raw dried adzuki beans
  • Step 2 - Rinse and Drain the soak water from the beans. Rinse again in fresh cold water and drain them thoroughly before adding them to the mason jar for sprouting. Draining is essential so that they aren't sitting in any water.
  • Step 3 - Sprout adzuki beans in the mason jar over the next 3-5 days, remembering to rinse and drain them twice daily. Morning and evening are good times to do this.
  • Finally - When ready and their tails have grown as long as the bean or a little more, give them a rinse and drain them before use. You can now store adzuki bean sprouts in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in a lidded container on kitchen paper. Please rinse and drain each day to help them stay fresh!

Notes

Tips

Use fresh cold water for rinsing. It's popular but optional to use filtered or spring water depending on the water quality where you live.
If you're new to sprouting adzuki beans, I recommend you sniff them each day when you're rinsing them. This way, you'll get to know what they should smell like. It's good to know how they're getting on. After a few times, you can tell how fresh they are and if they're not quite right this way. Next, drain thoroughly so the sprouting adzuki beans don't sit in water while sprouting.

Food Safety

Warmth, humidity and wet beans will attract the wrong kind of bacteria, which can result in mouldy adzuki sprouts. If this happens or your adzuki sprouts smell weird, discard them and start again.
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