Soya Milk & Its Many Uses

SOYA MILK & ITS MANY USES

Soya Beans soaked overnight and drained (1kg here)

Blend Soya Beans with Water .. 1:3 proportion = 1 cup Soya Bean is to 3 cups Water ...add more water if you prefer more diluted milk or lesser water if you prefer more concentrated (I like thick Soya Milk so I add lesser water to blend)

Blended Soya Beans + Water

Sieve the blended Soya Beans with a muslin cloth laid over a fine sieve

Gather up the muslin cloth and squeeze out as much milk as you can

The pulp of the ground Soya Bean after the milk has been squeezed out

The silky smooth Soya Milk

Gently boil the Soya Milk ...add a few leave of Pandan Leaves ....Stir frequently to avoid it being burnt

Meanwhile, boil some Gula Melaka with Pandan Leaves for Gula Melaka Syrup to go with the ready Soya Milk ...I normally drink my Soya Milk without Sugar but is nice with Gula Melaka Syrup ... best!!!

I get like about almost 5L worth of Soya Milk from 1kg Soya Beans and this is lesser than normal because I prefer my Soya Milk to be slightly thicker than normal ... 

Egg Tofu (Bean Curd) ..... made from my home-made Soya Milk ... I will post the recipe for this later on so watch out for it!

RECIPE

Ingredients :

400g Soya Milk

8 Egg White

3 Egg Yolk

1/4 tsp salt

Method :

• Mix egg white, egg yolk and soya milk evenly ...mix in salt and sieve to remove any bubbles
• Pour mixture into a square pan lined with plastic wrap
• Bring water in steamer to boil and then switch to low heat and place pan with mixture to steam for 15 - 20 minutes ...set aside to cool and keep in refrigerator overnight
• Remove and cut desired size pieces.

Our lunch of Steamed Egg Tofu with Shallots Oil/Sauce .... healthy & yummy!!

RECIPE

Ingredients :

2 3'x3' pieces of Egg Tofu

2 Tbsp oil

handful of shallots, sliced

1 Tbsp Prawn Sambal

a sprig or 2 of spring onions, chopped

Seasoning :

1 Tbsp Oyster Sauce

1 Tbsp Light Soy Sauce

1/2 tsp Dark Soy Sauce

100 ml water

Method :

• Steam bean curd at high heat for 5 minutes ...remove & pour away any excess water
• Heat up oil, saute sliced shallots until brown & fragrant then add Prawn Sambal ...pour shallots oil mixture over bean curd
• Pour seasoning into a wok and bring to a boil...pour over bean curd and sprinkle chopped spring onions, fried dried prawns on top and serve.

Dessert made from my home-made Soya Milk ...Longan Tau Fu Fa .... the next time I'm going to try and make the regular Tau Fu Fa so watch this space for it!!

RECIPE

Ingredients A:

600g cold water

10g agar-agar powder

220g sugar

Ingredients B:

1200g soya milk

150g evaporated milk

1 can longan in syrup

Method :

• Combine soya milk with evaporated milk
• Mix cold water with agar-agar powder over low heat to melt the agar-agar powder...add sugar and bring to a low boil till sugar dissolves ...pour mixture into soya milk
• Pour longan syrup (without the longans) into the mixture, stir evenly 
• Pour the mixture into few cups filled with longan flesh.  Chill in the refrigerator till set.  Serve cold.