# Oshiruko

Oshiruko is a sweet Japanese red bean porridge with dango, loved by Tama and Big Mom from One Piece.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 90 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 g azuki beans
- 80 g sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 L water
- 150 g shiratamako (glutinous rice flour)
- 130 g lukewarm water
- 10 g sugar

## Instructions

1. Wash the azuki beans twice.
2. Bring the beans to a boil for the first time to remove bitterness and open them.
3. Bring the beans to a boil a second time for 5 minutes.
4. Keep one part of the juice from the beans.
5. Put the beans back in the pan.
6. Add sugar and a little bit of salt to the beans, then add more sugar if not enough.
7. Mix well and put the beans over medium heat.
8. When it starts to boil, add water back halfway through.
9. Cook for 1 to 1.5 hours gently, stirring from time to time.
10. Add water as needed to maintain a porridge consistency.
11. While the beans are cooking, mix shiratamako (rice flour) with a little bit of water until it forms a dough.
12. Form small balls of 20 to 25g from the dough.
13. Gently mark the small balls with your finger.
14. Boil the dango balls in boiling water for 2 minutes.
15. Crush some of the cooked beans to give consistency to the anko (sweet red bean paste).
16. Prepare a bowl of ice water.
17. Place the cooked dango into the ice water to stop cooking and regain texture.
18. Place the dango directly into the bowl with the sweet red bean porridge.

## Equipment

- pan
- bowl

## Tips

- You can buy canned pre-cooked azuki beans to save time, then add them to water and simmer for a few minutes.
- All ingredients can be found in Asian grocery stores or online.
- The recipe is simple but requires patience.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@gastronogeekofficiel/video/7482809054012771606?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7590767474443011606
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/effbf9b4-d6ed-45db-aed5-2626e83d011e
- Extracted: 2026-01-02

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