Making Natto with lemon leaves

ayako yamamoto
ayako yamamoto @ayakoyamamoto
United Kingdom

Natto is fermented soy beans that some Japanese people craves for now and then. It has some distinctive smell that some people may not like but it is full of good nutrition!
This version has slightly less smell comparing to shop bought natto as well as you will enjoy refreshing Lemon leaves smell filled in your kitchen during first process!

Making Natto with lemon leaves

Natto is fermented soy beans that some Japanese people craves for now and then. It has some distinctive smell that some people may not like but it is full of good nutrition!
This version has slightly less smell comparing to shop bought natto as well as you will enjoy refreshing Lemon leaves smell filled in your kitchen during first process!

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Ingredients

  1. Dried soy beans as much as you would like to cook for a batch (e.g 200-300g)
  2. Lemon leaves (4-6 leaves for above pirtions, to cover soybeans in a yogurt maker)

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Soak soybeans in a large bowl over night

  2. 2

    Cook soy beans in pressure cooker for 70min, wait for pressure to come down

  3. 3

    While cooking soybeans, get lemon leaves from your lemon tree, put them in the large bowl and soak them in the boiling water.
    Enjoy the lemon leaves smell!

  4. 4

    Once pressure cooker is ready to open, transfer cooked soybeans and lemon leaves into yogurt maker. You will do this in turn so that you have sandwich layers of beans and leaves

  5. 5

    Set yogurt maker 40-42°c for 24-36hrs, half way thorough mix them once to check the texture. Once natto staring fermentation, you will see white sticky coatings around each beans.

  6. 6

    Once yogurt maker process completed, you can let them cool down. Put them into fridge and rest for 1-2days before consume.

  7. 7

    This recipe covers good 10-20 portions, you can keep them in fridge for 1wks or so, or you can freeze them for longer period

  8. 8

    Enjoy them with rice, spaghettis or any other way as creative you can be. Bon appetite!

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Kanaaneko
Kanaaneko @kanaaneko
I love “get lemon leaves from your lemon tree” part 🤣🍋 This method is definitely interesting to try out. Thank you for sharing @ayakoyamamoto !!

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