The present invention relates to the technical field of fermented food, and particularly discloses a
red yeast rice soybean paste and a preparation method thereof, the preparation method comprises the following steps: oats are soaked and steamed,
monascus is inoculated,
solid state
fermentation is performed for 8-12 days under the conditions of 28-32 DEG C and
humidity of 75%-85%, the materials are turned over every day in the
fermentation process, and atomized liquid containing 0.1%-0.3% of tea polyphenols is sprayed; soybeans are soaked in ultrasonic-assisted alkali liquor and then subjected to high-
pressure cooking, and after cooling, the soybeans are mixed with
red yeast rice according to the
mass ratio of 5: 1-3: 1; adding 2%-5% of
trehalose, 0.5%-1% of a
protease preparation and table salt into the mixture, and performing two-stage
fermentation at 40-45 DEG C; adding 0.1-0.5% of purple perilla seed extract, homogenizing, aging for 30 days, and sterilizing to obtain the
red yeast rice soybean paste; according to the preparation method disclosed by the invention, oats are adopted as a
monascus fermentation substrate, and atomization spraying treatment of tea
polyphenol is combined, so that the content of functional components, such as
Monacolin K and gamma-
aminobutyric acid, in the
monascus soybean paste is effectively increased, and not only is a product endowed with higher nutritional value, but also the monascus soybean paste has physiological activities of lowering lipid, promoting nerve health and the like.