Sweetened Red Bean(蜜红豆)

This is used in red bean rice cake, or other desert. Beans should be soft, but skins are intact.

Ingredients

Red bean - 150 g
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Brown sugar - 1/2 cup

Steps

1. Soak red bean in cold water overnight, and drain.
2. Put red beans in a pot and add water to well cover the beans. Boiling the beans for 5 minutes, turn off heat and cover the pot until the pot is warm to touch;  remove the cover, cook on high heat for another 5 minutes, then turn off heat and cover the pot until the pot is warm to touch. Repeat the process 2-4 times until the beans are soft but with skin mostly intact.
3. Drain excess water, stir in brown sugar and salt. Cover the pot and let the bean soak in the sweetness for a few hours, or overnight.