Traditional method of cooking bean paste in rural areas

The traditional method of cooking bean paste in rural areas is as follows:

1. Buy red ginger beans and adzuki beans, so that the cooked color will look good.

2. Soak the beans first until the skins fall off when gently picked up by hand.

3. Mash the dates first, otherwise they will be bitter. Then pour the soaked beans and dates into the pot, with four fingers of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer the beans until tender. Don't overcook it, don't overcook it, that's what you're good at, my mother said proudly.

4. Boil the bean paste until it is just right, then use a gourd to mash them into puree.