Side dishes

Seasoned soybean sprouts

Fully cooked soybean sprouts tossed with salt, toasted sesame oil and scallion.

Prep
6 min
Cook
10 min
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Seasoned soybean sprouts with scallion and sesame

Scale the recipe

Base quantities · 3 servings · fresh soybean sprouts (Raw, rinsed and well drained, before cooking) 300 g

Ingredients

fresh soybean sprouts Raw, rinsed and well drained, before cooking
300 g
water
1 C
scallion
10 g

Seasonings

minced garlic
1/3 T
fine salt
1/6 T
toasted sesame oil
2/3 T
toasted sesame seeds
1/3 T

Level measures: 1 T (tablespoon) = 15 mL, 1 C (paper cup) = 180 mL. Household spoons and cups can vary in size.

Method

  1. Rinse the sprouts

    Rinse 300 g of raw soybean sprouts under running water. Pick out spoiled beans and loose skins.

    Raw soybean sprouts rinsed in a colander
  2. Cook through

    Put the sprouts and 1 C of water in a pot and cover. Bring up to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat to medium and cook for 6–8 minutes more. Cook until both the stems and the beans are done through. Work in batches if the pot is crowded.

    Soybean sprouts cooking in a pot
  3. Drain

    Tip the cooked sprouts into a colander immediately and spread them out to let steam and water escape.

    Cooked soybean sprouts draining in a colander
  4. Toss with sesame oil

    Gently toss the drained sprouts with 10 g of thinly sliced scallion, 1/3 T of minced garlic, 1/6 T of fine salt, 2/3 T of toasted sesame oil and 1/3 T of toasted sesame seeds.

    Soybean sprouts being tossed with scallion and sesame