Does moldy bean curd need to be cleaned?

Moldy bean curd is made by peeling and fermenting broad beans. The fermented semi-finished product is called moldy bean curd, which is also called enzyme bean curd or bean curd embryo, bean curd mash, and then add appropriate amount of salt, chili, etc. to make bean curd paste. Many people don’t know whether to wash the moldy bean curd when making it. It looks like the moldy bean curd is quite clean and does not need to be washed. Does the moldy bean curd need to be washed? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Does moldy bean curd need to be cleaned?

Yes, there will be a lot of mold ash after the fermentation of bean curd. You need to wash off the mold ash on the surface before soaking it, but don't worry. This bacteria is not harmful to the body.

2. Moldy Douban

Everyone knows about Pixian Douban from Sichuan. It is made by peeling and screening broad beans, and then fermenting them. What do we call this fermented semi-finished product? We generally call it moldy bean paste/enzyme bean paste, or bean paste embryo/bean paste fermented. In the later stage, it has to go through a rather long process such as adding salt and pepper before making Pixian bean paste.

3. How to make moldy douban ?

1. Materials

Some dried broad beans, some pumpkin leaves or mulberry leaves, (mulberry leaves), (pumpkin leaves).

  2. Steps

01. Use a suitable small hatchet to split the dried broad beans into two halves. Find a long bench or wooden board, hold the knife handle in your hand, and use two fingers on either side of the knife to pinch a broad bean with the navel facing up. Then it hit the wooden board with a click, and the broad bean was split into two halves.

02. Soak the batched broad beans in water until soft, then peel the broad beans. Soak it for at least one night, until it is soaked enough.

03. Wash the soaked broad beans, boil a pot of water, blanch them, then quickly remove them and drain them.

04. Wash the dustpan in advance, dry it, spread a layer of pumpkin leaves or mulberry leaves on it, then spread the drained broad bean petals evenly, and cover it with pumpkin leaves or mulberry leaves again. A bamboo bed or a colander will do.

05. Place the winnowing basket in a cool place to ferment until the broad bean petals are covered with mold.

06. To make bean paste in season, you can directly mix the broad beans into the chili sauce and add a small amount of white wine.

07. If it is not used up in the season, you can dry the moldy bean curd in the sun, then seal it in a glass container and store it, and then use it next year. It can also be made into soy sauce or something.