Text 35778, 109 rader
Skriven 2013-04-06 11:41:56 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 35690 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Soybeans
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Uuuuuhhhhh, don't look now but soybeans are a grain also. And, yes,

 RH> Soybeans are a legume in my book.

 DD> Technically you are correct. And wheat and corn are grasses. But, when
 DD> you have listened to reports of the prices for "cash grains" and
 DD> "grain futures" as long as I have you tend to call them grains - cuz
 DD> that's where the money is.   Bv)=

 RH> OK, I don't listen to the Chicago Board of Trade futures prices any
 RH> more. Used to get them with the one local news station in eastern NC
 RH> but not the one we listen to now out of Raleigh.

My idea of soy as a grain was begun on the farm, and finished as a firmly
implanted idea by 10 years of working for the Illinois Department of
Agriculture - among other things printing crop reports and a weekly "Market
News".   Bv)=

I generally tune to another station when I hear the announcer talk of futures
and hogs (at so and so auction), etc. As I am no longer directly interested in
such.
 
 DD> they do make a reasonably decent sauce from fermented soybeans. Also
 DD> tofu (which I don't eat except as an ingredient is Oriental dishes)
 RH> I've done them as "baked" beans (in a crock pot) and gotten rave
 RH> reviews (and an empty crock pot). We've also used them for soy "milk".
 RH> Tofu is good pressed, then floured and fried in a bit of oil as an
 RH> alternative to meat. Yes, we eat quite a few soybeans, in various
 RH> forms.

 DD> The University of Illinois came up with a snack food similar to salted
 DD> peanuts using soybeans. Some investor lost his shirt (and maybe his
 DD> breeches, too) promoting them. I tried then a couple times and then
 DD> gave them a good leaving alone like many (most) others.

 RH> I've had them dried and roasted a few times, not bad but not something
 RH> I'd buy a whole lot of.

I didn't rate them even that high. 
 
 DD> My favourite legume (and the favourite of many, many, others) is the
 DD> peanut.

 RH> Probably mine too, except in the form of peanut butter.

Peanut butter is pretty good as an ingredient in many things ...

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Peanut Sauce Chicken
 Categories: Oriental, Poultry, Nuts, Chilies, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      3 tb Peanut oil
      1 lb Chicken; in medium cubes
      2 cl Garlic; minced
      1 tb Minced fresh ginger root
    1/2 c  Preserved radish
      4    Sq. canned firm bean curd *
      2    Green onions

MMMMM---------------------------SAUCE--------------------------------
      2 tb Crunchy peanut butter
      1 tb Dark soy sauce
      1 tb Cider vinegar
      2 tb Sesame oil
      2    Dried, hot, red chilies
      2 ts Sugar
    1/3 c  Stock
    1/2 ts MSG (if you must)
 
  * I use another 12 oz of meat in place of the tofu - UDD
  
  Soak radish in warm water for 45 minutes. Cut chicken into
  1/2" cubes. Drain & rinse canned bean curd; cut into 1/2"
  cubes. (If using fresh bean curd, wrap it in clean dish
  towel and press it for 1 hour to make it more firm. Wrap it
  tightly & use about a 5-pound weight.) Drain radish & cut
  into 1/2" cubes. Cut green onions, including tops, into 2"
  lengths.
  
  Sauce: In a cup, cream together peanut butter and soy sauce.
  Slowly mix in remaining sauce ingredients. Set aside.
  
  Stir-frying: Add oil to hot wok. When oil starts to smoke,
  add meat. Stir-fry for about 1 minute. Add garlic & ginger;
  stir-fry for another 30 seconds. Transfer pork to saucepan;
  add peanut sauce; heat & simmer for 15 minutes, adding
  onions about mid-way. Skim off excess oil. Add more stock if
  sauce thickens.
  
  Steaming: In Chinese steamer, steam radish & bean curd on
  its serving plate for 15 minutes, just prior to serving.
  When ready to serve, drain water off plate, and top
  vegetables with chicken & peanut sauce.
  
  NOTE: This works well with pork, also - UDD
  
  From: http://www.orientalfood.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
MMMMM

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