Easy and simple! ? Let's try Sendai's famous zunda at home!

The representative foods of Miyagi Prefecture are beef tongue, bamboo shoots, and zunda mochi.
Among them, ``Zunda'' is so loved throughout the country that it is even used in various sweets.

``Zunda'' is popular not only for Japanese sweets but also for Western-style sweets.
It is also famous that Matsuko Deluxe highly praised the "Zunda Shake"!
Did you know that you can easily make ``zunda'' at home?

This time, we will explain the origin of ``zunda'', a representative food of Miyagi Prefecture, and show you how to make it easily.

Zunda is made from edamame! It’s also delicious when seasoned with salt!

Zunda is a paste-like filling made by grinding edamame or fava beans, and is a Japanese sweet that is characterized by its bright light green color and exquisite edamame aroma. One of its charms is that when you take a bite, the crunchy texture and subtle sweetness of the edamame add depth to the flavor! Due to its rich colors, it is a very popular material on social media.

The origin of the name is zuda, which is written as "to hit the beans."
It is used in local cuisine as far north as Akita Prefecture and southern Iwate Prefecture, and as far south as northern Tochigi Prefecture.
However, when it comes to Zunda, it is Miyagi and Yamagata.
Recently, Miyagi Prefecture has ``Sendai Chamame,'' Yamagata Prefecture has ``Dada Chamame,'' and other zunda beans made from locally grown beans have been used in an effort to differentiate themselves.

In the past, zunda was associated with mochi, but in recent years it has been used not only for mochi but also for a variety of sweets, and has become popular as souvenirs, Japanese sweets, and even Western sweets under the name zunda sweets.
Although zunda is famous as a sweet, it is sometimes made salty and used in dressings without adding sweetness.
Eggplant and taro are often used, so if you learn how to make zunda from this article, why not give it a try?

How to make ``zunda'' that anyone can easily do!

Now, I'll show you how to make "zunda"!
It may take some time, but anyone can easily make it, so give it a try!

the material is,

Only!
The edamame used this time is from Sendai.

Weight is approximately 300 grams.
It weighs 300 grams with the skin on, but please expect it to be about 1/3 of the actual weight.

1.
Boil the edamame. Rub the edamame with salt and boil.
3 to 4 minutes is fine, just like when eating edamame normally, but if you want a thicker paste, you may want to increase the boiling time.

2.
Peel the skin. Boil it and then peel it.
At this time, be careful to peel the inner skin thoroughly. It took about 30 minutes to peel all the 300 grams of edamame I used this time.
Please use it as a guide!

3.
Weigh the peeled edamame
. This is because the amount of sugar used is proportional to the weight of the edamame.
This time, the amount is about 100 grams, so we will use about 33 grams of sugar, which is about 1/3 of that amount.

4.
Grinding: Normally, you should mash it in a mortar, but if you want to save time, you can also use a food processor as shown in the image.
If you grind continuously for a long time, the crumbly texture will disappear, so it's a good idea to stop rotating frequently while grinding.

5.
the sugar and crushed beans to a pot and boil over low heat for 5 to 6 minutes.
At that time, taste and add salt to adjust the taste.

6.
Completed After simmering, let it cool and it's done!
Feel free to enjoy it by eating it with mochi or using it in sweets.

*If you are making it into an aemono dish, try reducing the amount of sugar to 1/10 and using more salt.

summary

In this way, zunda is an easy dish that anyone can make.
It is also recommended when making sweets with your children.If you
upload the sweets you made on Instagram, you will definitely get more likes!
Please try the challenge!