Hi, i'm Francis
The host of the show "Cooking with Dog"
First, let's make white bean paste for Taiyaki
Put the pre-washed white beans in a bowl
Pour the water, which is three times as much volume as the beans
Soak the beans in the water overnight, until all the wrinkles disappear
Replace the beans into a heavy pot along with the soaking water
Turn on the burner and cook the beans over medium heat
When the water reaches full boil, add cold water
This process will keep the temperature of the beans even, in and outside
When the water boils again
remove the foam
and reduce the heat to low
Cook for three minutes more and discard the cooking water to remove bitterness
Rinse the beans lightly
Put the beans in the heavy pot
Add water
And turn on the burner
Bring the water to a boil
And add cold water until it stops simmering
When the water boils again, remove the foam
Place a droplid in the pot
And put on a lid
Reduce the heat to extreme low and let the beans simmer until they become soft
Do not stir, as it can mash the beans
These beans are cooked for one and a half hours for their skins to also become soft
Discard the cooking water
And put the beans back into the pot
Add one third of the sugar to the beans
Stir to mix with a heat resistant paddle while still on heat
Add another one third of the sugar
Stir well until evenly mixed
Add the rest of the sugar
And a pinch of salt
Stir to mix well
Test the paste for its thickness
Shown here would be an ideal thickness for the next process
Put the paste on a baking sheet
Spread the paste flat
Wrap plastic wrap tightly around the paste and cool it down
Next, let's make Taiyaki batter
Beat the egg in a bowl
Add water to the egg and stir to mix
Put cake flour,
baking soda
and white refined sugar through a sieve
While stirring the flour mixture with a wisk, pour the egg in the center
Gradually blending the egg and stir the mixture thoroughly
This will get rid of any lumps and you will get smooth Taiyaki batter
Let's cook Taiyaki
Lightly heat both sides of the Taiyaki pan
Coat the inside of the pan with vegetable oil
Pour the Taiyaki batter into the pan
Place white bean paste in the batter
And premade red bean paste
Pour the batter over the bean paste
Close
And flip the Taiyaki pan
You may open the pan to check the color of the Taiyaki while cooking
Cook until both sides become golden brown
Remove the Taiyaki with a bamboo skewer and trim off the edges of the Taiyaki
The trick to making delicious bean paste is adding sugar in three steps after the beans become soft
This white bean paste contains bean skins allowing you to taste the whole beans
To reduce te cooking time, use a pressure cooker to cook the white beans
Good luck in the kitchen!