Szechuan Adzuki Beans

Adzukis are best known as the ingredient used to make sweet bean paste inside Japanese desserts. Here they are as dinner! A modified VegWeb recipe.



2 cups cooked adzuki beans
1 yellow onion, sliced thin
1 apple, chopped small
1/4 inch of fresh grated ginger
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp. ground Chinese five-spice
1 Tbls. soy sauce
1 Tbls. rice vinegar
Sriracha chili sauce and chili flakes to taste

Saute onion until translucent; set aside.

Heat a tablespoon or two of oil in a pan, add chopped apple and spices and fry until soft. Add beans, soy sauce and vinegar and simmer briefly. Plate next to some brown rice and top with onions.