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Learn to cook boiled salted young soy beans

Updated: 2011-02-25 09:29

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Learn to cook boiled salted young soy beans

boiled salted young soy beans

Ingredients: 250 grams (0.55 lb) young soy beans with the shells on 15 grams (2 1/2 tsp) salt 2 grams (1/2 tsp) MSG 5 grams (1/6 oz) aniseed 2 grams (1/15 oz) fennel 1,000 grams (2 cups) water Directions:

Wash the soy bean clean and cut off both ends so as to allow them to absorb the liquid during boiling. Put the water in a pot, bring to boil, add the salt, aniseed, fennel, and young soy beans to boil for 20 minutes. Add the MSG and turn off the fire to soak for 30 minutes. Put on a plate to serve. (The same method can be used to cook "Boiled Salty Peanuts".)

Features: Tenderly green in color.

Taste: Salty and delicious.

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