Soy sauce

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By Radha Nelanti

Mar, 1st

568

Servings
4 persons
Cook Time
25 minutes
Ingredients
2 - 4

Ingredients

  • Maida
  • Salt
  • Water
  • Soy beans

Instructions

  • If the soy beans are not yet cooked, pour 3 cups of fresh water into a pot, add beans and bring to a boil. Once the water boils, reduce heat to simmer. Cook until for 1-1 ½ hours. partially removed from their pods. When cooked, add the soybeans to a food processor and blend to a paste. Pour pureed beans into a bowl and combine with flour. Place the bean-flour mixture on a clean surface and shape into a log. Cut the log into slices. Arrange the soy bean slices on a moist paper towel and cover with another wet paper towel. Cover in cling wrap and put it away in a discreet part of your kitchen. Allow to sit for a week. Unwrap the discs and arrange them on a baking sheet. Leave them to dry in direct sunlight. Soy bean discs should turn brown when dry. The next part of learning how to make soy sauce is fermentation. For this, take a pot that you won’t need any time soon. Pour water and salt, stirring to combine. Add the soybean discs and cover. Stir the mixture daily. When the soybean slices have completely dissolved, strain the mixture with cheesecloth into bottles for storage. The soy sauce is ready for use.