Korean Beansprout Salad Food

KOREAN BEAN SPROUT SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse bean sprouts in cold water and discard any bad sprouts.
• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Plunge bean sprouts and cabbage into the pot and let boil for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk rice vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, sesame seeds, fish sauce, and garlic together in a bowl for dressing.
• Drain water from the pot and run cold water on the sprouts for 1 to 2 minutes. Squeeze bean sprouts with your hands to remove excess water. Place sprouts and cabbage into a mixing bowl and add carrot, green onion, and dressing; mix well.

KOREAN BOILED BEAN SPROUTS SALAD

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a medium pot. Pour in bean sprouts and cover the pot. Cook until tender, about 30 seconds. Drain and rinse with cold water. Transfer to a salad bowl.
• Add green onions, garlic, chili powder, soy sauce, sesame oil, and salt to the bowl with the bean sprouts and mix.

KOREAN BEANSPROUT SALAD

Steps:

• Wash the beansprouts in running water. Remove the bad sprouts that float. Drain water then set aside.
• Heat a pot with 5 cups water. Add in the salt. Once it boils, place the beansprouts and leave to cook for 6-7 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave the bean sprouts to cool.
• Strain the water from the beansprouts. Run beansprouts through some cold water. Squeeze out any excess liquid from the sprouts. Note that the sprouts will continue to release liquid especally when it sits in the seasoning so it's best to really squeeze out the excess liquid after it cooks.
• While the beansprouts are cooking, mix the sesame oil, minced garlic, sesame seeds, salt, green onion, pepper, gochugaru (if using) in a large bowl. Feel free to add some sugar, for a hint of sweetness, if you'd like!
• Place the cooked and squeezed beansprouts in the sesame oil mix. Mix well and then taste the bean sprouts. The seasoning is totally up to you and you can always adjust everything to your desired taste by adding more salt and sugar, to taste, as needed. If it's a bit dry you can add more sesame oil and more sesame seeds for extra flavour.
• This can be refrigerated and enjoyed for up to 1 week or even longer. Just make sure to keep it in a cold place in your fridge and only scoop out what you want to consume at a time.Spinach: I also used this same recipe for the spinach salad. But of course I used spinach isntead of the beansprouts.

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.

KOREAN BEAN SPROUT SALAD (SOOKJU NAMUL)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Parboil the bean sprouts in boiling water for 2 minutes.
• Remove them from the boiling water and rinse the sprouts in cold water. Gently squeeze the bean sprouts between your hands to get rid of the excess water.
• Toss the bean sprouts with the scallion, garlic, sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, soy sauce, and salt.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate until serving.

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.

KOREAN BEAN SPROUT SALAD

Steps:

• Bring 1 quart of water to a full boil.
• Add bean sprouts and return to full boil.
• Cook for 1 minute then remove from heat.
• Rinse immediately in cold water, drain, and then place in a medium mixing bowl.
• Add all other ingredients and toss until well mixed.
• Adding Optional Ingredients: Sprinkle red chile pepper over sprouts and toss.
• Whisk sesame oil and vinegar/wine together, add chopped garlic and mix, then pour over sprouts and toss well.
• Serve chilled or at room temperature.
• Some restaurants will also add MSG to the salad.