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
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.
Sarah Jacqueline 