Japanese style Soybeans Recipe – Gomoku-mame

Course: SidesCuisine: JapaneseDifficulty: Easy
Servingsservings
Prep time

10

hours 
Cooking time

1

hour 

Traditional Japanese Soy Bean Recipe.
Adding burdock or lotus root makes it even more delicious.

Ingredients

Directions

  • Wash, and soak soybeans in plenty of water over night (8-12hours).
  • Carrot – Cut into 1cm squares.
    Konnyaku – Cut into 1cm squares, rub with 1 teaspoon of salt and leave it for about 10minutes and then wash it with water.
    Dried Shiitake – Soak in water about 30 minutes and then cut into 1cm squares. After drain shiitake, reserving the water in a small bowl. (Use as dashi soup water later)
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  • Put all ingredients in a pot.
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  • Boil over medium heat.
    When it boiled, remove the lye several time using ladle.
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  • When the lye is almost gone, reduce the heat to low heat, cover and cook for about 45 minutes.
    Turn off the heat after beans become soft and let it cool as it is. Then the taste will soak in well.
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