Side dishes

Seasoned mung bean sprouts

Drain the water from the blanched bean sprouts and season with salt, garlic, and sesame oil.

Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
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A side dish made with bean sprouts seasoned with chives and sesame seeds

Scale the recipe

Base quantities · 3 servings · Mung bean sprouts (Weight of washed and drained raw bean sprouts) 330 g

Ingredients

Mung bean sprouts Weight of washed and drained raw bean sprouts
330 g
Slender scallions
15 g

Seasonings

fine salt
1/4 T
chopped garlic
1/3 T
sesame oil
1 T
Roasted Sesame Seeds
1/2 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 bean sprouts

    Rinse the bean sprouts under running water and leave them in a sieve.

    Raw mung bean sprouts rinsed under running water in a sieve
  2. Cooking bean sprouts

    Place the bean sprouts 330 g in boiling water and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until the stems are soft. Start timing once the water returns to a boil and cook the sprouts until hot throughout.

    Bean sprouts cooked in boiling water
  3. Drain and cool.

    Take out the bean sprouts and place them in a sieve. Without rinsing, spread it out to release the steam and drain the water.

    Blanched bean sprouts spread on a sieve to drain
  4. Slice the scallion

    Finely slice the scallions 15 g.

    Finely sliced scallion rings on a cutting board
  5. Add the seasonings

    Add the scallions, salt 1/4 T, minced garlic 1/3 T, sesame oil 1 T and sesame seeds 1/2 T to the drained bean sprouts.

    Scallions, minced garlic and sesame seeds added to drained mung bean sprouts
  6. Toss the bean sprouts

    Toss the sprouts gently to coat.

    Mung bean sprouts tossed with scallions, garlic and sesame seeds