The present invention discloses
fermentation accessory ingredients for preparing pickled
vigna unguiculata and a natural
fermentation technological method of the pickled
vigna unguiculata. The
fermentation accessory ingredients consist of the following raw materials in percentages by weight: 1-3% of white rock candy, 4-8% of
pickling salt, 2-6% of edible salt, 2-5% of fresh gingers, 2-5% of garlic, 0.3-1.5% of Chinese wolfberry fruits, 0.5-2.0% of dried red chilies, 0.2-1.0% of Chinese prickly ash, 0.5-1.0% of star anise, 0.5-1.0% of
cassia bark, 0.1-0.5% of radix notoginseng
powder, 0.1-0.3% of bay leaves, 0.2-0.8% of soybean polypeptide
powder and the
balance water. The method is as follows: the naturally air-dried
vigna unguiculata and the fermentation accessory ingredients at a ratio of 30-50% are soaked in a fermentation vessel and the vigna unguiculata is completely immersed in the fermentation accessory ingredients; and the fermentation vessel is sealed, the vigna unguiculata is subjected to sealed natural fermentation for 12-16 days, and the fermented vigna unguiculata is can be eaten. The method is simple and convenient in operations and free of addition of
calcium chloride, and can realize industrialized production. The prepared pickled vigna unguiculata by the method is yellow and bright in color, pleasant in
flavor, mellow in acid taste, crisp and refreshing in
mouthfeel, and low in the content of
nitrite.