How to make winter melon bean sauce

Fermented beans are a kind of side dish for meals, especially in Shanxi. Winter melon and fermented beans are the most distinctive food in this area. They are made from winter melon, which is high in fiber. The fermented beans can quickly absorb the flavor. The preparation time must be controlled well, otherwise the winter melon will become very soft and not chewy. However, you should not eat too much winter melon and fermented beans, as it will cause dry mouth. Friends who want to learn can refer to the following.

Winter melon bean paste is a traditional food in Yuncheng area of ​​Shanxi Province. It is not only loved by local people, but is also currently sold in domestic and foreign markets. Winter melon bean paste has the effects of removing dampness and relieving cough, promoting diuresis and eliminating lumps, and nourishing the body. It is both a food and a medicine.

Ingredients: 10 kg cooked winter melon strips, 3.5 kg beans, 50 g pepper, 50 g fennel, 100 g dried ginger, 150 g fennel, 100 g tangerine peel, 50 g cinnamon, 1.4 kg preservatives

Basic Information

Remove mold and impurities from soybeans (green beans or black beans are also fine), soak them in water in a basin until soft, cook them in a pot until they are 70% to 80% cooked, remove them from the pot and drain the water, put them in a magnetic basin while they are still hot, seal the lid tightly (usually use sterilized gauze and then cover it with a clean cotton pad), and place it in a room at about 20℃ to ferment.

Preparation method

When the beans become a paste by pinching with your hands, take them out and stir.

3. Then, place it in the sun or in a drying room to dry it into bean material. Pay attention to hygiene when drying. If drying in the sun, cover the pot with gauze.

4. Peel the selected winter melon, scrape out the flesh, remove the seeds, cut into strips about 1.5 cm thick and 3 cm long, steam in a steamer until 70% cooked, remove and drain the water.

5. Seasoning processing: roast and dry the pepper, aniseed, dried ginger, cumin, tangerine peel and cinnamon, grind them into fine powder and sieve them to make seasoning powder.

6. Clean the sauce-making magnetic cylinder and disinfect it with sulfur fumigation. Put the cooked winter melon strips, bean materials and seasoning powder into a sterilized magnetic cylinder, mix them evenly, and then seal the cylinder mouth. The winter melon bean paste will be ready after about 1 month.

7. If you want to make a salty sauce, add an appropriate amount of pure salt powder to the above ingredients.

8. After the winter melon bean paste is made, 10% of preservatives, such as sorbic acid, need to be added. The containers for winter melon bean paste are generally porcelain jars, small-mouthed jars, glass bottles, etc. Finally, boil it in boiling water for 20 minutes to sterilize it, or steam it in a steamer for 30 minutes before it can be put on the market for sale.