Bean Sprout Pickle Food

KONGNAMOOL (KOREAN SOYBEAN SPROUTS)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the bean sprouts, and cook uncovered until tender yet still crisp, about 15 seconds. Drain in a colander, then immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes until cold to stop the cooking process. Once the bean sprouts are cold, drain well, and set aside.
• Whisk soy sauce, sesame oil, chile powder, garlic, and sesame seeds together in a large bowl. Stir in bean sprouts and toss until well coated with the sauce. Sprinkle with green onions and season with rice wine vinegar. Refrigerate before serving.

DUA GIA (PICKLED BEAN SPROUT SALAD)

Steps:

• To make the brine, combine the sugar, salt, vinegar and 1 cup water in a large saucepan and warm over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar and salt dissolve. Remove from the heat and completely cool.
• At least 40 minutes and up to 2 hours before serving, add the bean sprouts, carrot and scallions to the brine. Use your fingers to toss the vegetables. Set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes, turning the vegetables 2 or 3 times to expose them evenly to the brine. At first, the vegetables won't be covered by the brine, but then they will shrink. They're ready when they're almost covered with brine and taste pleasantly tangy and are a mix of crunchy and soft. If needed, let them sit for 10 minutes longer.
• Drain the vegetables and pile them high on a plate. Serve at room temperature within 2 hours to enjoy them at their peak.

BEST BEAN SPROUTS RECIPE FOR KOREAN SUKJU NAMUL

Steps:

• Rinse mung bean sprouts in water and drain.
• In a pot, bring 1 qt of water and 1/2 tsp sea salt to boil.
• Prepare an ice bath with a bowl of ice water.
• Add bean sprouts to boiling water and bring back to boil. Cook for 2-3 minutes (after it starts boiling again) or until sprouts just starting to look cooked. Sprouts should be slightly crunchy and will start to look translucent and dull in color. Do NOT OVERCOOK.
• When cooked, transfer the sprouts to ice bath immediately.
• When sprouts are completely cooled, drain.
• Grab a handful of sprouts and squeeze the liquid gently with your hands. Repeat for remaining sprouts.
• Season bean sprouts with sea salt, sesame oil and sesame seeds. Garnish with some chopped green onions.

BEAN SPROUT PICKLE

Steps:

• Toss carrot, chile, bean sprouts, lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar in a medium bowl and season with salt and pepper. Let sit 5 minutes. Top with basil just before serving.

KOREAN BEAN SPROUTS SALAD (SOOKJU NAMUL)

Steps:

• Bring a medium size pot of water with 1 teaspoon of salt to boil.
• Add mung bean sprouts and blanch for 2 minutes. It's important to use a timer here so you don't overcook them. Drain and rinse under cold water until the bean sprouts are cold. Drain again.
• Gently squeeze the sprouts to remove excess water and pat dry with a paper towel.
• Transfer to a bowl and add sesame oil. Toss the beans sprouts until they are evenly coated and sprinkle garlic, scallions, sesame seeds, and salt.
• Toss again and serve cold.

CHINESE CABBAGE AND BEAN SPROUT SALAD

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients for salad together in a large bowl.
• Mix all ingredients for dressing in a small bowl.
• Pour dressing over salad and toss.
• Let sit for 5 minutes and serve.

JAPANESE CUCUMBER & BEAN SPROUT SALAD

Steps:

• Place the cucumbers and sprouts in a glass bowl and sprinkle with salt. Toss well and chill for 1 hour. Rinse and drain well.
• Put all the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well to combine. Pour over the cucumber/sprouts, and mix well. Top with sesame seeds.
• NOTE: I find that letting the salad sit a few ours in the fridge helps the texture and flavors mix. In fact, I prefer this salad the next day.

MUNG BEAN SPROUTS (HOW TO SPROUT MUNG BEAN AT HOME AND SALAD)

Steps:

• Wash the mung bean sprouts and remove any roots or bad ones.
• Add around 1 teaspoon of salt in water. Bring the water to a boiling and then rinse the mung bean sprouts for 1 minute.
• Transfer out and rinsing in cold water for around 1 minute. Use your hand to squeeze o remove excess water.
• Mix with sauces and serve.

VIETNAMESE HERB AND SALAD PLATE

Steps:

• Set out the ingredients of your choice on one or more plates or shallow bowls to accompany any meal.;
• Cut the tip off each carrot on a long diagonal. Use a mandoline or other vegetable slicer or a coarse grater to slice the carrots into strips, or use a knife to cut into matchsticks. You should have approximately 2 cups. Place the carrots in a large strainer and set aside. Use the same method to make daikon strips. You should have approximately 2 cups. Add to the carrots in the strainer and mix well with your hands. Sprinkle on the salt and toss to mix. Place over a bowl or in the sink and let stand for 20 to 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a nonreactive saucepan, combine the water, vinegar, and sugar and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; cool to room temperature. Don't cook the vegetables, bathe them. Rinse the vegetables briefly with cold water, then squeeze dry and transfer to a medium bowl. Pour over the vinegar mixture and stir gently with a wooden spoon to ensure all the vegetables are well moistened. Let stand for 1 hour before serving. To serve, lift the salad out of the vinegar bath and mound attractively on a plate.
• Rinse the bean sprouts well in cold water, drain, and place in a large bowl. Add scallions and set aside. Place the remaining ingredients in a nonreactive saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring with a wooden spoon to dissolve the salt and sugar. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature. Pour the vinegar mixture over the sprouts and scallions and stir gently to immerse all the vegetables. Let stand at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours. Drain the bean sprouts and serve mounded on several plates.

BEAN SPROUT SALAD

Steps:

• [Optional] Remove the brown part and stringy root part. I recommend doing this extra step when you eat raw bean sprouts or when they are seasoned with light flavor sauce. You can taste the clean bean sprouts.
• Rinse the bean sprouts under cold water and drain well.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, add bean sprouts to cook for 1 to 1.5 minutes.
• Drain into a colander and set aside for 5 minutes as you don't want to dilute the sauce with remaining water.
• Meanwhile, cut the green onion/scallion into small pieces. Grind the sesame seeds in a mortar and pestle. Grate the garlic, or use a garlic press to crush the garlic.
• In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients for the seasonings and mix well. It might look little but it's more than enough.
• Add the bean sprout and green onion/scallion in the bowl and combine all together. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

MOYASHI (BEAN SPROUT) SALAD WITH SWEET & SOUR SOY

Steps:

• Blanch bean sprouts in boiling water for 1 minute, and strain.
• Grind the sesame, then put it in a small bowl along with the other spices including the vinegar, soy sauce, and sugar.
• Add the celery, carrot and cooked bean sprouts to the sesame and spices mix and stir thoroughly.
• Add salt to enhance the taste.