Ogura Renkon Lotus Root Stuffed with Sweet Azuki
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- Total time
- 220 min
- Level
- Hard
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 5
About this dish
With a few azuki beans in each channel of the lotus root, every round sliced from the finished piece shows a white flower pattern studded with dark red beans.
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It is a home dish from Ibaraki Prefecture, made with lotus root from around Lake Kasumigaura and locally grown beans. Dry beans swell a great deal as they cook, so each hole is filled only half to two-thirds and left loose. Two to three hours of gentle simmering, then sugar, then cooling completely in the pot: the whole thing takes half a day.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Peel 200g lotus root, trim both ends flat, and cut into 5cm sections.
Run water through every channel until no soil remains.
- 2
Sort 25g dried azuki, rinse twice in cold water, and drain.
Stand each lotus section upright and use a small funnel to fill every channel loosely only halfway to two-thirds.
- 3
Stand the lotus sections snugly in a narrow deep pot so they cannot fall.
Scatter remaining azuki between them and add 1.2L potable water, covering the roots by 2cm.
- 4
Bring gradually to a boil over medium heat and skim foam.
Lower the heat, fit a paper drop lid, and simmer with only small bubbles for 2 to 3 hours.
- 5
Check the water level every 30 minutes and add hot water if the lotus root is exposed.
Confirm a skewer enters the center smoothly and one azuki crushes easily when pressed.
- 6
Add 100g sugar in two portions, simmering 10 minutes after each.
Dissolve 1g salt, turn off the heat, and cool completely in the pot under the paper lid.
- 7
Carefully lift the cooled lotus root from the liquid and drain briefly.
Wipe a thin knife with a damp cloth between cuts, slice into 1cm rounds, and divide among four plates.
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- 일본 농림수산성 うちの郷土料理
「いばらきの味ー郷土料理献立集 食・彩・百・景」（協力／茨城県食生活改善推進員協議会） · Checked: 2026-08-11
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