China

Soy Milk (Doujiang)

Name: Soy Milk (Doujiang)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 150 g Dried soybeans; 1.5 l Water; to taste Sugar or cane sugar; 1 pinch Pinch of salt

Homemade Chinese soy milk for breakfast

Freshly ground soy milk (doujiang) has been a Chinese breakfast drink for centuries and is often served with fried dough sticks (youtiao).

Ground from soaked soybeans, filtered and boiled, it tastes nutty and can be enjoyed sweet or savoury.

Servings4

Time30 min (+ soaking)

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Dried soybeans150 g
Water1.5 l
Sugar or cane sugarto taste
Pinch of salt1 pinch

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Soak the soybeans overnight in plenty of water.
Blend finely with fresh water.
Filter through a cloth, catching the soy milk.
Bring to a boil while stirring and simmer gently 10 minutes.
Season with sugar and a pinch of salt, serve hot.

Make it original

Good soybeans for fresh doujiang are in the Asia Boutique.

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