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Here’s something healthy, simple and delicious you can make for breakfast every day and never get tired of: soy milk, called duyu (두유) in Korean. It’s a nutty blend of beans and nuts that has a lot of fiber and protein and is really good for you. There’s no milk in it at all, even though it look like foamy latte milk and goes down very smooth and creamy.
You can add whatever nuts you like to your soy milk, but I did a lot of experiments while developing this recipe and I found that cashews were perfect for it, just a little sweet and nutty. I also recommend that you don’t skip toasted sesame seeds, because they’re so flavorful and delicious.
Years ago, I posted a recipe on my website for Korean soy milk noodle soup, called kong-guk-su. Today’s recipe is similar but of course there are no noodles. But if you like duyu, you’ll love kong-guk-su!
Ingredients (makes 4 to 5 servings)
 
- 1 cup dried soybeans (187 grams), soaked in cold water overnight (will expand to 2½ cups)
- 3 cups icy cold water
- ¼ cup unsalted toasted cashews (40 grams)
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon salt
Directions
- Strain the beans and put them in a large bowl. Scrub the beans with your hands to remove the skins.
- Fill the bowl with cold water and remove any floating skins, then pour out the water. Repeat this a couple of times: scrubbing, adding water, pouring out the skins and water, until you are left with mostly skinned beans.
- Strain the skinned beans. It will be about 2½ cups.
- Put the beans in a large pot with 2 cups of water, cover, and boil for 15 minutes over medium high heat. If it boils over, cover pot halfway.
- Rinse the beans in cold water and remove the remaining skins floating on the top. Strain.
- Put 1 cup of the beans into a blender. Freeze the leftover beans for future use. Add the cashews and sesame seeds to the blender.
- Add 2 cups of water and blend for 2 minutes until the mixture turns creamy.
- Add the remaining cup of water and the salt. Blend for 10 seconds.
- Transfer the soy milk to 2 large cups and serve right away.
 
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