WebDec 29, 2017 - Best Bean Sprouts Recipe for Korean Namul features bean sprouts with minimal seasoning but is just honestly delicious and healthy. Quick and easy to make. …
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Bring a large pot (about 7 cups water to boil. Season the water with 2 small pinches of salt. Add mung bean sprouts and quickly blanch them for 45 seconds to 1 minute. Rinse in cold running water and set aside to drain well. To make the sauce, in a bowl combine ingredients from coconut aminos to garlic.
Ideally, it’s best to quickly saute or blanch the sprouts in hot water because bean sprouts grow in warm conditions and they might have a risk of bacterial contamination. Hot water blanch or stir-fry will kill the germs. How long should you boil bean sprouts? For 1 lb. bean sprouts, blanch about 1 minute in a large pot of hot boiling water.
To consume fewer bean sprouts calories, consider using them to garnish your food. Rather than make bean sprouts the center of the dish, serve them on the side or as a topping to soups and salads.
Seeing how the mung bean sprouts change so quickly, Korean people living during the times of King Sejo started calling it “sukju” saying that mung bean sprouts change quickly and easily just like how Shin Sukju changed his allegiance so quickly and easily. Haha.. so now you know… the rest of the story…