I have a can of Red Kidney Beans, and I want to use it to make Japanese Red Bean Paste Buns. Looking online, I found that these buns require Azuki Beans for the paste, not Kidney Beans. Is there a way to turn Kidney Beans into a replacement for Azuki Beans?
Turn a can of red kidney beans into red bean paste for Japanese Style Red Bean Paste Buns
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Best Answer
Welcome. According to the excerpt below from this page , kidney beans are an acceptable substitute.
That said, while you may be able to substitute them you may need to make adjustments to end up with a similar bean paste. For example you may need to add more sugar as adzuki beans have a natural slightly sweet flavor.
Also, even though you have canned beans, they may require a bit of cooking to get them to the right softness. (Adzuki beans tend to have a very creamy texture.) Note that dark red kidney beans tend to be more firm than light red.
All said and done, you can probably make adjustments and end up with a slightly different result. But as for me, I would get the adzuki beans.