SoybeansSoy sauce is a traditional seasoning in our country, which appeared as early as the Western Han Dynasty. The preparation of this soybean sauce is relatively complex, mainly due to the long time required, similar to making pickled vegetables, which takes a long time.Additionally, its production also requires certain weather conditions. If the weather is not suitable, it will result in failure.

Preparation of Soybean Sauce

IngredientsPreparation

2000g soybeans,Flour1500g salt.

Steps

1. Boil the soaked soybeans and keep the bean broth, mix with an appropriate amount of flour;

2. Then place it in a container to allow it to naturally mold, about 10 days;

3. After molding, place it in the sun to dry;

4. Dissolve the appropriate amount of water to make salt, put the moldy soybeans into a basin, pour in the salted water, and place it in the sun to dry;

5. After drying for a week, the soybean sauce can be eaten.

Tips

When drying soybean sauce, the weather must be sunny.

Homemade Soybean Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

1500g soybeans, 750g flour, 5g rice mold, 2250ml boiling water, 450g salt.

Steps

1. Select and clean the soybeans, soak in water;

2. After soaking, put it in a pressure cooker to cook, drain and cool;

3. Mix the rice mold and flour evenly, then pour into the soybeans, stir, and put it in a sieve covered with cotton cloth;

4. Place it on a rack, maintain a temperature of 35-40 degrees for 6 hours, then flip it and maintain a temperature of 32-35 degrees, allowing the yellow-green mold to grow;

5. Put the moldy soybeans on a sieve and dry for 3 days;

6. Prepare the barrel, then mix the moldy soybeans, water, and salt in a ratio of 1:2.5:0.4, stir well, and can be sun-dried for 3 days or more.

Tips

When making the sauce, you must check the weather in advance, and it must be sunny for consecutive days.

How to eat soybean sauce: Soybean sauce stewBone

Ingredients

Appropriate amount of bone, soybean sauce, scallionsGingerAppropriate amount,Star anise，DryChili，Bay leaves appropriate amount.

Steps

1. Cut the bone into pieces, boil in cold waterRemovefoam, wash and drain;

2. Place scallions, ginger, chili, star anise, and bay leaves at the bottom of the pressure cooker;

3. Then add the drained bone, add boiling water to cover the ingredients;

4. Add salt, soybean sauce, rice wine, and sugar, stir well, and cook over high heat for 5 minutes.

Tips

The bone should be selected hereRibsOtherwise, the meat will not easily detach in 5 minutes.

Nutritional value of soybean sauce

The soybean sauce mainly containsProtein, vitamins, calcium, iron, and other nutrients, as well as a variety of amino acids produced by microorganisms.In addition, soybean sauce has a digestive effect, as well as maintaining blood vessel elasticity, lowering cholesterol, as well as improving memory, preventing breast cancer, and enhancing immunity.In addition, soy sauce has a digestive effect, helps maintain vascular elasticity, and lowers cholesterol levels.