Fermented Black Beans

Black beans usually means black soybeans. That is not the case here. This variety of the green bean, "La Victoire", however also has pretty black seeds. I harvested them shortly before the first snow. Eating dark-coloured food by the way is supposed to strengthen the kidneys and protect against the winter cold.
Unfortunately, beans are often difficult to digest. One way to neutralize the effects of eating beans is to ferment them. Fermentation of beans is nothing more than adding a brine from lacto-fermented vegetables (or whey from cultured yogurt or kombucha) to cooked beans.

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Ingredients:

(1) Fermented beans
750g bean seeds
1,5l beet kvass (or any other)
To make kvass see this video:
   • Carrot Orange Kvass  


(2) Steamed tofu with black bean sauce
200g fermented beans
40g ginger
200g tofu
goji berries
1 small onion
vegetable oil
1 tsp. minced fermented garlic
150ml water
2 tsp. oyster sauce
1 tbsp. soja sauce
100ml starch water
chili threads for decoration


Preparation:

1. Sort out bad bean seeds, wash them and soak the beans in plenty of water for one night.
2. Pour off the soaking water and fill up with fresh water. Cook the beans on a low flame until they are soft but not yet broken down. (If they have been soaked before cooking, they can be cooked in about 20 minutes).
3. Pour off the cooking water and rinse the beans with cold water. Let them cool further.
4. Fill the beans into a large jar and pour the kvass over them. Leave them to ferment for 2 to 5 days and observe whether the jar needs to be opened briefly to release excess gas.
5. For the black bean sauce, cut half of the ginger into thin strips. Finely mince the other half.
6. Slice the tofu and place it in a heatproof dish. Add goji berries and ginger strips and steam for 10 to 15 minutes.
7. Cut the onion into fine slices and fry the minced ginger and onions in a little oil.
8. Add the beans and a little water, oyster sauce and soy sauce. Stir in the starch water and boil everything briefly.
9. Pour the bean sauce over the steamed tofu and decorate if desired. Goes well with rice.


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