Budget-Friendly soybeans Recipes – Save Money, Eat Well

Cooking with soybeans doesn’t have to be expensive. Try these cheap, tasty, and filling recipes.

Recipes with soybeans

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Braised pig's trotters with soybeans.

Chop the pig's feet into pieces and blanch them to remove the blood foam. Soak the soybeans in advance. Heat the oil and stir-fry the ginger slices. Add the pig's feet and stir-fry until slightly yellow. Add light soy sauce and dark soy sauce for seasoning. Add hot water to cover the ingredients. Bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer over low heat. When the pig's feet are soft and rotten, add the soybeans and continue to stew until the soybean fragrance overflows and the soup is thick. Sprinkle some chopped green onions before serving. The soft and glutinous pig's feet are wrapped in the aroma of sauce, and the soybeans absorb the gravy. It is full of satisfaction in one bite.

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Spring-like soft tofu

The tender tofu lies in the white porcelain bowl, like jade soaked in a spring stream, trembling and shaking with fine waves when touched by fingertips. The aroma of soybeans exposed to the summer sun is hidden in the texture. A sip is as refreshing as autumn dew, and swallowing it is as sweet as the melting water of winter snow floating in the throat. With a light pinch of chopsticks, it turns into half a pool of clouds, mixed with the green of chopped green onions, as if the four seasons are crushed and gently fed into the mouth

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Pumpkin soup, fish tail and soybeans

Pumpkin Fishtail and Soybean Soup is a soup dish that combines the softness of pumpkin, the savory taste of fishtail, and the chewy taste of soybeans. The clear and rich broth is produced from the process of boiling fishtail and soybeans with sliced ginger, creating a warm, soothing aroma. Pumpkin is added at the end, giving a natural sweet touch and a soft texture to the soup. This dish is perfect to be enjoyed warm as a healthy and nutritious menu for the family.

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steamed fish head with garlic and black soybeans

Steamed fish head with garlic and black soybeans displays a savory-sweet balance thanks to the combination of soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar, plus the sharp aroma of garlic wafting. The soft texture of the fish meat combines with the slightly chewy pieces of chopped black soybeans, adding an interesting dimension to each bite. The steamed presentation makes this dish light and healthy, but requires about 15 minutes of marinating and exactly 10 minutes of steaming to ensure optimal absorption of the spices and prevent overcooking the fish.

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Double-flavored crispy bean salad

This dish is mainly made of vegetables and beans, contains almost no fat and is low in calories. It is suitable for people who are losing weight or want to control their diet. It can provide a sense of fullness without consuming too many calories. ​ - Antioxidant and health-promoting: Quercetin in onions and vitamin C in cucumbers are both antioxidants that can help remove free radicals in the body. Phytosterols in soybeans can also help lower blood cholesterol and have certain benefits for cardiovascular health.

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Green and white bean rhyme

- The white color of white tofu, the brown color of preserved eggs and the golden color of cooked soybeans complement each other, creating a sharp contrast in color. Adding the color of the sauce and the embellishment of seasonings such as chopped green onions and red peppers, the whole dish looks attractive, beautiful and generous, which can increase appetite.

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Vegetable and fruit cake

The overall taste is light, with the softness of cake and a hint of density brought by vegetable and fruit puree. It is suitable as a tea snack or daily snack, taking into account both flavor and health.

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Mixed nuts dessert

This dessert combines a variety of nuts and seeds such as peanuts, apricot kernels, brown rice, sesame seeds, black soybeans, mung beans, and red beans, soaked and cooked with dried longan to create a rich and nutritious warm drink. The roasting of the sesame seeds adds a distinctive aroma, while the longan provides a touch of natural sweetness. Served warm, this dish is perfect for a comforting and healthy dessert.

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Bone bitter gourd soup for refreshing and heat-removing summer

Bitter melon clears away heat and reduces internal heat, soybeans strengthen the spleen and replenish deficiency, and supplement calcium for bones. Drinking it in the summer can relieve heat and dampness, and it is a classic home-cooked soup made by the old Cantonese.

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Pumpkin Steamed Spare Ribs

In this dish, the pumpkin is soft and full of meat aroma, the ribs are tender and wrapped in black bean aroma, and the pumpkin dietary fiber is responsible for filling you up. Eating it is both delicious and healthy. The soup absorbs the sweetness of pumpkin and the aroma of ribs. You can eat two bowls of rice with the soup. Just show off~