The composition and calorie content of soybeans, useful properties. Cooking recipes, methods of use. Information about the agricultural crop and recommendations for the introduction into the diet. With the help of this product, the quality of life is improved for those suffering from diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis, in people who constantly control their weight, and in elderly patients whose intestines already have difficulty absorbing animal proteins.
For allergic babies who are milk intolerant, soy is a staple food. It is safe to say that this legume culture has saved the lives of thousands of children with an underdeveloped digestive system.
Harm and contraindications to the use of soy
The controversy over the harm or benefits of soy has not subsided until now, so studies of the effect of this type of legume on the body are carried out more thoroughly than other foods.
Contraindications to the use of soy are as follows:
- Severe endocrine dysfunction. Soy contains a large amount of strumogenic substances that interfere with the absorption of iodine, which can have a negative effect on the production of thyroid hormones.
- Oncological processes in the body, confirmed by diagnoses, and rehabilitation after chemotherapy or radiotherapy. At this time, a change in hormonal levels can have a negative effect on the body, and the consequences will be impossible to predict.
- Pregnancy planning - for men. There is a theory that phytoestrogens, which are found in the plant's beans, negatively affect sexual function.
- Alzheimer's disease - the regenerative functions of the nervous tissue and the brain are blocked by eating soy.
- Urolithiasis, arthrosis, arthritis - the level of uric acid in the blood rises.
Contraindications to the use of soy are rather relative. If you occasionally introduce it into the diet or replace the first or second and an appetizer, dishes with beans do not have a pronounced harm to health.
Soybeans, however, like any food product, can develop individual intolerance. This happens extremely rarely, but if symptoms of allergic reactions appear when eating legumes - itching, rashes, indigestion, cough, sore throat, you should choose a different culinary basis for your favorite dishes.
In most cases, negative organic manifestations arise from the use of genetically modified beans or products made on their basis. Therefore, when introducing soy dishes into the diet, it is advisable to purchase this component yourself in its natural form and use proven culinary recipes.
Soy Recipes
You can only appreciate the taste of a soy dish if the beans are of high quality. If their surface is covered with bloom or small specks, the shape of the seeds is uneven - the top layer is chipped, there is a smell of dampness, then the acquisition should be discarded. It is worth buying only beans with a smooth, uniform color surface, when pressed with a fingernail, a dent remains. It is not recommended to purchase soybeans in pods. Correctly chosen soybeans soaked in water - okara - have a soft cottage cheese consistency, tasteless and odorless.
Soy Recipes:
- Soy milk … Approximately 150 grams of dry soybeans are soaked in 3.5 cups of cool boiled water overnight. Then this water is decanted, the mass is transferred to a blender, 1, 5 cups of pure boiled water is added and brought to full homogeneity. The procedure is repeated several times, constantly changing the water. In order not to "lose" okara, a fine sieve or gauze is used when decanting water. After 2-3 decanting, the okara is put into the refrigerator - this is an excellent raw material for cookies or dumplings, and the liquid is boiled for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly, otherwise it will run away or burn. You can improve the taste with sugar. Dough is kneaded in milk or cereal porridge is boiled.
- Syrniki … The okara left over from the preparation of milk is mixed in half with cottage cheese, salted, sugar, an egg and a little flour are added to give the dough the desired consistency. Cheesecakes are formed, fried on both sides in sunflower oil.
- Sweet soy sauce … Soy sauce for dressing vegetable salads, sushi and rolls can be made at home. Grate the ginger root on a fine grater (100 g), mix with the same amount of fresh orange peel, spread in a thick-walled pan with high sides. Soy is added there (200 g), which was soaked for 8 hours to start cooking, spices in a tablespoon - cinnamon, ground ginger, anise, finely chopped leeks, 1-1, 5 tablespoons of sugar. In the future, seasonings can be selected to your liking. Put the pan on the stove, add 1, 5-2 cups of sherry and cook over very low heat until the volume of the liquid is reduced by three times. Then filter the sauce through a sieve and grind. Store in the refrigerator for no longer than 3 weeks.
- Cutlets … Soy 400 g of soybeans for 13-16 hours, drain the water and grind everything with a blender until smooth. Add semolina 2 tablespoons, onion - finely chopped and sautéed in vegetable oil, salt, 1 egg. Cutlets are formed, rolled in formed breadcrumbs and fried in sunflower oil. Combines with any side dish.
- Soy soup … Soybeans (200 g) are soaked for 12 hours. Beets, onions and carrots - one at a time - are chopped and fried in oil. The water is drained from the beans and crushed. Put them to cook for 20-30 minutes. At the end of cooking, add vegetables, spices - salt, pepper, bay leaf, garlic and bring to readiness. When serving, herbs are added to each plate - dill, garlic or basil.
- Cakes … Soybeans are ground into flour. The recipe is for 3 cups of soy flour. Beat butter with sugar with a blender - the proportions are half a glass / glass. Beat 4 eggs with a glass of sugar. The mixture is combined, brought to full homogeneity, poured into the dough 1, 5 cups of seedless raisins, half a teaspoon of soda and 2 teaspoon of spices - cinnamon, sweet paprika, cloves. Knead the dough, adding soy flour little by little. It is brought to a thick, puree-like consistency by adding red wine. The cakes are formed, laid out on oiled parchment, baked in an oven preheated to 200 degrees.
In cooking, dishes made from sprouted soybeans are very popular. Dry beans are poured with water at a temperature of 22 degrees - by volume it should be 4 times more than soybeans, they are placed in a dark room for 10 hours. Then the water is decanted, the seeds are laid out on a damp cloth, covered with gauze on top and removed to a warm enough dark place. In the future, they are washed daily, the litter is changed. Once the sprouts have reached 5 cm, they can already be cooked. Sprouted soybeans are washed before heat treatment. Soy sprouts go well with onions, bell peppers, garlic, zucchini, herbs. Before preparing the salad, the sprouts must be boiled for 15-30 seconds.
Interesting facts about soy
Soybeans are a versatile product. They can be ground into flour and baked bread and cakes, added to hot dishes and soups, made into soy milk, which can be drunk fresh and used to make ice cream or cocktails.
In Chinese, the name for legumes is shu. In Europe, for the first time, soybean dishes were presented at an exhibition in 1873, along with other exotic dishes with spicy spices. For the first time beans came to Russia during the Russo-Japanese War. Delivering traditional food to the Far East was difficult and expensive, and the soldiers had to eat soybeans.
In Russia, for a long time they tried to find "their" name for the overseas bean - wisteria, olive pea, Haberlandt bean, but then settled on a derivative of the Chinese name - soy.
Interestingly, there is no waste left when processing soybeans. Squeezes or okara are used as additives in baked goods, as fertilizers, or as animal feed.
Proteins from soy are absorbed almost as well as those of animal origin, that is, soy meat completely replaces the usual one.
Soybeans should be grown only in ecologically clean areas, it absorbs pesticides, metal salts - mercury, lead. It is dangerous to eat such a product.
Soy research continues even now. Disputes whether this product is harmful or useful do not subside because of the phytohormone genistein, which has almost the same effect on the body as estrogen. Recently, based on numerous trials, the theory has emerged that soy does not adversely affect male fertility.
You should not give up fresh vegetables and fruits, following a diet for weight loss, the main ingredient of which is soy. If this recommendation is neglected, the condition of the skin and hair will deteriorate. Soy nutrients, despite their variety, are poorly absorbed.
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There will be no harm to the body from soy if you adhere to the following recommendations when using it. Vegetarians can enter it into their diet daily, but not more than 200-240 g at a time. For those who regularly eat meat, it is enough to eat soy dishes 2-3 times a week.
