Soy Beans, in Olive Oil
May 4th, 2005
In the heat of the summer, there is a tradition in Turkey to eat cold meals. All these meals are made with olive oil, hence usually called “main ingredient in olive oil”
It is very common to make green beans, kidney beans in olive oil. The first time I tried this recipe, it was during my university years, in Ankara. Since then I prefer it to the kidney bean version.
The recipe is quite easy, and here it goes:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup dry soy beans
- 1 medium size onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 3 Tbs olive oil
- salt, sugar
Steps
- Put the soy beans in a large bowl and cover them with water. Wait at least 4 hours for them to swallow. If you could change the water every now and then, it would be good, if not; no worries. Once they are ready, continue with the rest of the recipe:
- Cook the onions in olive oil, do not brown them, just cook
- Add the carrots, and fry them a bit
- Drain the soy beans and add to the pot
- Put enough water to cover
- Add 2tsp sugar and salt to taste, stir and cover. Lower the heat and let cook
- After about 30mins, check if the carrots are cooked. If so, the meal is ready!
Don’t forget to serve with rice and yogurt! Bon Apetit.
May 5th, 2005 at 2:50 pm
fethiyecim,
ne hos gorunmus soyalar zeytinyagli,ellerine saglik,
uzerinede biraz dereotu ilave et bir dahaki sefere , nefis olacak
January 22nd, 2006 at 4:33 am
Hello Fethiye,
A nice and simple recipe. I was wondering if you could make this with black-eyed peas. I don’t know where to purchase soy beans and the black-eyes look very much like them. And what about some tomato paste to add some extra flavour?
Best wishes
January 22nd, 2006 at 9:44 am
Robert; yes, the same dish can be made using the blackeyed peas. They would be softer than the soy beans, but would give a nice taste, too. You are right: either tomatoe paste or chopped tomatoes, for color and taste would be nice. By the way, I think you might be able to find soy beans in stores that mainly sell organic stuff?