Sweet Soup of Adzuki Red-beans and Rice Cake 　　　(Zenzai)
1 cup adzuki red-beans
1 1 or 1　 cup sugar (satou) 　　　　2
a pinch of salt (shio)
soy sauce (shouyu)
2 or more rice cakes (mochi)				adzuki	mochi
1. Soak well rinced adzuki red beans in ample water for 4 or 5 hours. 2. Bring the adzuki red-beans and water to a boil, and drain in a sieve. Repeat this work 3 or 4 times. 3. Transfer adzuki red-beans to pot, add 3 or 4 times as much water as adzuki red-beans, and boil again until to be tender. Add water so the liquid always cover beans while cooking. 4. Add sugar and mix well. Add a pinch of salt and a little soy sauce. 5. To finish, put a toasted rice cake to serving bowls and pour hot been soup over. Serves 2 or 3