Adzuki beans sprout into large shoots with a beautiful maroon color, making them not only a beautiful, but also nutritious and delicious addition to salads, stir fries, sandwiches and more. Adzuki bean sprouts are rich in vitamins E, C, B and A as well as calcium and iron. How to Sprout Beans: A wide-mouth quart canning jar: pretty self-explanatory or a Seed Sprouter. Sprouting jar lid: This is a lid that fits on your canning jar and has a mesh screen in the center. You can make your own version with a canning ring and a piece of cheesecloth or mesh screen. Water: Youll want a double or triple water to beans ratio. Pour about 1/2 cup of beans into a bowl of cold water (use at least 1 cup of water). Let soak for up to 24 hours. Pour your bean and water mixture into your canning jar. Place your sprouting lid on the jar. Rinse the beans twice with cool water, draining the excess water out of the screen. Place your jar on its side out of direct sunlight. Somewhere on your kitchen counter should be perfect. Rinse and drain your beans and sprouts a few times daily, being careful not to leave excess water in the jar. If youre using a sprouting lid, you can just invert your jar to let the water drain out. Depending on your bean and your desired sprout length, the sprouting process will take from three to seven days. When the beans in your jar are all sprouted, place the jar on your window sill to get some direct sunlight. Leave it there for a few hours so the sprouts color up a bit. If youre sprouting some of the tougher beans (like black beans) you may notice some of the skins have come off, this is normal. You can remove them or leave them in, it wont affect the sprouted beans flavor. Store the jar of sprouts in the refrigerator for up to a week,continuing to rinse your sprouts at least once each day. Good Luck and God Bless Jacobs Ladder ent.