Prep Time
10 minutes
Cooking Time
60 minutes
Yields
4 people
Ingredients
1 pound winter squash (kabocha, butternut)
1 1/2 cups aduki beans, soaked
3 inches seaweed (kombu or wakame)
5 cups of water
Sea salt to taste
Directions
Peel and cube squash into 2-inch squares (can leave skin on if edible).
Place washed beans and seaweed into pot.
Add water and bring to boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Uncover and add squash cubes. Cover and simmer for 30 more minutes.
Uncover, add sea salt and stir until water evaporates.
Notes
Try with roots like carrot, parsnip and turnip. These roots don’t need more than twenty minutes to cook with beans.