Natto
Natto
Servings: 4
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Ingredients
½ lb soy bean, dry
1 cup water
starter
Directions
Directions
Soak the soybeans for 24 hrs. in a bowl with twice as much water than soybeans.
Pressure cook the beans with 1 cup water in a raised steamer basket on high for 20 min.
Sterilize the container and a spoon with boiling water.
Let the beans cool, reserve 2-3 tbsp of the pressure cooker liquid, pour the beans into the container.
Add the starter and stir with a sterilized spoon. Add the reserve liquid.
Cover with Saran Wrap, poke with holes using a toothpick, place that layer flat against the top layer of beans. Cover with another layer of Saran Wrap, poke with holes.
Incubate at 98°F for 18-22 hrs.
Soybeans should have a nice halo around them. Let cool for a couple hours.
Refrigerate for 3-5 days.
Tags: Asian, Japanese