Yummy Recipe of Soy Goodness

Among my favourite food, most of them would be made out of soy. Truthfully, as a child, I really hate anything with soy, except for kicap. But as I grow older, my body have always craved for soy based food; Soymilk, tofu, miso soup, vege burger and many more.

Tapi bila dah lama duduk merantau ni, dah lama tak merasa air soya. Dulu boleh beli air soya segar tiap-tiap pagi on the way to work. Kat sini mana nak cari, daaa..Ada yang jual kat supermarket dah siap bottled tu la. Tak best, takde feel...

So I decided to try make some on my own.

Mula-mula, soak about half-kilo of soya bean overnight or for about 10-12 hours. Ada some people suggest to soak them up to the max of 18 hours, nak bagi betul-betul lembut and a quick tip here, make sure tukar air rendaman ni every 4 or 6 hours (depends on cuaca kita). Ini akan elak dari air tu mula berbau. Kalau air berbau, air soya ni takkan menjadi.

Then drain the beans and blend them with some water, mixture of 1 cup of bean to 3cups of drinking water.

Once its all done, we can start letting it simmer slowly to a boil. Sambil-sambil dia mula mengelegak tu, we scoop out all of the scum or foam yang terhasil.

After dah scoop all of the scum, it will look a bit like this.

Bila dah naik bau, boleh masukkan perisa (vanilla bean/daun pandan/ halia) dan gula (merah/kabung/raw sugar).

Matikan api bila the soymilk dah reach kepekatan yang kita suka.

Biarkan dia suam kejap, then tapis guna cheese cloth or muslin cloth.

Now your soymilk will look as yummy as this.

Okie now....what to do with hampas soya tu. Mat salleh panggil tu "okara". Some used them to make vege burger and for a larger scale, diorang bagi makan kat binatang ternakan. However, my MIL gave me an interesting suggestion, buat CEKODOK.

So I tried mixing it with sikit tepung (binding agent supaya dia tak brittle), egg, air, garam, ikan bilis and daun bawang. With all mixed until I reached the consistency of a vadeh punye mixture, I deep frying them.

Inilah hasilnya....Sedap oooo.. Crispy outer and soft inside. Memang macam kacukan vadeh+cekodok. Colek pulak dengan cili sos yang manis cam cili sos lingham or colek keropok kelatan. Peeeergh.....

The best part, tak rasa bersalah sangat makan deep fried food ni sebab dia penuh khasiat..Muahahhahhahahha.... Suka suki aje buat alasan nak makan evil food.. Hahhahaha....