Benihana Azuki Red Bean Ice Cream

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup azuki beans
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup cream
• 4 egg yolks
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 wash beans, and transfer beans, sugar, lemon juice, and water into a saucepan. bring to boil, and boil uncovered for 3 minutes.
• 2 decrease the heat to low and cover the pan, and cook the beans until very tender, adding additional water as needed, 2 1/2 - 3 hours. the beans should be very tender.
• 3 when done, there should be a total of 3 cups beans and liquid. if not enough liquid, add more water to make 3 cups total mixture. if too much water, drain some liquid.
• 4 let the mixture cool 5 minutes. strain the bean mixture through a sieve. discard bean skins left in the sieve.
• 5 refrigerate the bean mixture 2 - 3 hours until cold.
• 6 heat the milk and cream to simmer in a saucepan.
• 7 combine egg yolks, and sugar in a bowl, stirring with a wire whisk. stir 1/4 cup of the hot cream/milk mixture into the egg/sugar mixture; combine well.
• 8 transfer the egg/sugar mixture into the milk/cream mixture in the saucepan.
• 9 place the saucepan over low heat and stir until mixture thickens somewhat, about 5 minutes. remove from heat, add vanilla, and refrigerate 2 - 3 hours until cold.
• 10 combine bean mixture and custard mixture and process according to your ice cream maker instructions.