Time Saving, Easy Shiro-An

• 1 can Canned butter beans
• 75 grams Granulated sugar
• 1 Cheesecloth or dish towel to strain the shiro-an

1. Drain the beans in a colander, and rinse gently.
2. Place a fine strainer on top of a bowl, add a small amount of the beans at a time, and strain through using a pestle or similar.
3. It's easier if you pour in some water to smooth it out.
4. Toward the end of straining, dip the strainer into the water in the bowl to loosen the last bean bits, so that only the skins remain in the strainer.
5. Discard the bean skins.
6. Put the strained beans and the water in a cheesecloth and tightly squeeze the water out.
7. Put the beans from Step 4 and the granulated sugar into a pan and cook over medium heat.
8. Stirring constantly with a wooden spatula, knead well into a paste.
9. This is the brand of canned beans that I used.
10. One person told me that it is easier to strain the beans if you peel them at Step 2.
11. Please give it a try.

butter beans, sugar, cheesecloth

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/170215-time-saving-easy-shiro-an (may not work)