The CookingBites recipe challenge: soya beans/products

[Morning Glory]

Welcome to the CookingBites recipe challenge. The current challenge ingredient is soya beans/products and badjak is our judge. To enter, all you need to do is post a recipe* which uses soya beans or soya products, tag it cookingbites recipe challenge, and post a link to it in this thread. The winner becomes the judge for the next challenge. You may post up to 6 entries. Deadline: midnight, end of day Tuesday, 5th November UK time (GMT). Detailed challenge rules can be found here.

 

[Morning Glory]

Lots of choice here - from edamame beans to soy sauce. tempeh, tofu, soy milk, soy flour. I'm sure there are more...

 

[medtran49]

I was going to enter this into the onion challenge, but didn't realize it was too late. The recipe also fits this one, so...

Recipe - Butternut squash, edamame, onion, poblano, and Gouda pie filling

 

[Morning Glory]

Just remembered miso.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Soy beans, tempeh and soy milk are unavailable here, but soy sauce, tofu and edamame are.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

There's a long list of things made from soy beans. Wiki has a very good list here.

List of soy-based foods - Wikipedia

 Additionally
Soy curls - USA food
Textured Vegetable Protein (Textured Soy Protein)
Yuba - tofu skin (in the UK, there is a certain of this that's excellent, in a tin by Marigold, they call it braised tofu)
Cheonggukjang – Korean fermented soybeans
Doenjang – Fermented soybean paste
Doubanjiang – Chinese spicy bean paste
Soy molasses – Viscous syrup with a typical bittersweet flavor
Soy nuts – Soaked, drained and baked soybeans
Soy protein powder – A protein that is isolated from soybean
tamari & shoyu are also made with soy.

 

[TastyReuben]

There's a long list of things made from soy beans. Wiki has a very good list here.

Thanks. That’s incredibly helpful.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Wow this really is a versatile choice. It could go in any direction!

 

[Morning Glory]

Does anyone else find edemame beans (the green ones) tasteless?

We all know tofu is quite bland in taste* but readily soaks up other flavours. I've found the fresh or frozen young green soya beans don't soak up flavour and unlike other beans seem to have little flavour of their own. Maybe I've had poor examples in the past.

I've ordered some so I will try again...

*some tofu is tastier than others of course

 

[medtran49]

Does anyone else find edemame beans (the green ones) tasteless?

We all know tofu is quite bland in taste* but readily soaks up other flavours. I've found the fresh or frozen young green soya beans don't soak up flavour and unlike other beans seem to have little flavour of their own. Maybe I've had poor examples in the past.

I've ordered some so I will try again...

*some tofu is tastier than others of course

They have a nutty taste to me.

 

[Morning Glory]

They have a nutty taste to me.

As soon as they arrive I'll test taste. I suppose I'm comparing them to bread broad beans ( fresh fava beans in the US I think?) which have a complex sweet and earthy taste.

I will be using them whatever.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

They have a nutty taste to me.

Me too. A subtle nutty taste which I like. I enjoy their texture too. And how forgiving they are of being overcooked!

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

When we still lived back in Hawaii, I made fresh Soy Beans/Edamame alot.
I could pick up a one pound bag of fresh, take it home, boil/steam them to tender, and enjoy!
Edamame is a popular snack in Hawaii, goes great with Beer and has a lovely, earthy-nutty-green flavor.
I like them with Shoyu, chopped Garlic and finely minced Chili Pepper (the Chili Peppers in Hawaii while blow-your-head off-hot).

 

[badjak]

It's a long time since I had them.
As bar snacks, with a sprinkling of salt.
I liked them

 

[Morning Glory]

Edamame is a popular snack in Hawaii, goes great with Beer and has a lovely, earthy-nutty-green flavor.
I like them with Shoyu, chopped Garlic and finely minced Chili Pepper (the Chili Peppers in Hawaii while blow-your-head off-hot).

Sounds like an entry!