Method for preparing soybean paste

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for preparing a soybean paste including: flaking or crushing raw soybeans, immersing the resulting flaked or crushed soybeans in water, followed by cooking and cooling, homogeneously mixing the soybeans with koji bacteria and a bean or grain powder, followed by fermenting and drying, and mixing the meju with table salt and distilled water and aging the resulting mixture. In accordance with the method, the soybeans are flaked or crushed to advantageously reduce hydrating and cooking periods of soybeans, form cracks on the soybean surfaces and increase surface areas, and allow beneficial microorganisms to easily use nutrients contained in soybeans, thus increase enzyme production, considerably reduce fermentation period of meju and aging period of soybean paste, obtain manufacturing soybean pastes with superior quality and improve production efficiency.

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