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Preparing the ingredients

– Terracotta pot: 24-28cm

– Bamboo tray: 2 pieces from 20-28cm

– Green beans: 200g

– Bamboo leaves: 1-2 handfuls

– Bamboo stick: 3 sticks, suitable length for the terracotta pot

How to make giá đỗ (fermented bean sprouts)

Soaking the beans

– You pour 150 – 200g green beans into a container, wash them thoroughly and rub them, then put them in the terracotta pot and pour water to soak them. In the summer, you can soak them for 6-8 hours with room temperature water. If soaking with warm water at about 35-40 degrees Celsius, it takes 4-6 hours. In the winter, you should increase the soaking time to 1-2 hours. After soaking, you rinse them once again and then leave them on the tray for 10-20 minutes to drain.

Cleaning the terracotta pot

– You put the beans into the pot, spread them evenly, and use the first bamboo tray to cover the beans (the roots will cling to this tray, so you need to spread the beans in a way that fits the tray, without overflowing the edges to prevent the beans and roots from growing too long.

– You should use a smaller or equal-sized tray than the mouth of the pot to remove the bean sprouts.

Cleaning the bamboo leaves and placing them on top

– Next, you clean the bamboo leaves and place them on top of the terracotta pot. The bamboo leaves will stimulate germination and create darkness. The amount of bamboo leaves should be just enough, not too much or too little.

– If there aren’t enough bamboo leaves, you can use 1 additional layer of banana leaves. If you can’t find bamboo leaves, you can use 4-5 layers of banana leaves or dong leaves. These types of leaves don’t rot when soaked in water, so they won’t affect the quality of the bean sprouts.

– Now, you use the second bamboo tray to cover the pot and secure it with bamboo sticks. Then, turn the pot upside down, wait for 4-6 hours, and let the sprouts drink water.

Let the sprouts drink water

– In the fourth step, you pour water into the pot and then drain it. Then, fill the pot with water again and soak for 15-30 minutes. After that, pour water and turn the pot upside down for 6-8 hours before letting the sprouts drink the next batch of water. Remember to schedule regular watering for the sprouts, 3-4 times a day.

Loosen the bamboo sticks

– When the sprouts have been fermented for 36-48 hours, you loosen the bamboo sticks to make the sprouts longer. If you want longer sprouts, loosen the bamboo sticks once again after 72 hours.

Harvest the bean sprouts

– After 72 hours, the sprouts are ready to be harvested. Now, you remove the bamboo sticks, the bamboo tray, take out the bamboo leaves, discard the withered leaves, wash them clean, and let them dry for reuse.

– Gently remove the tray of bean sprouts, remove the sprouts, use a sieve to remove the bean skins that have fallen, put the sprouts in a black bag, and store them in the refrigerator.

– Clean the bean skins and dry them, they can be used as pillow stuffing.

Tips for making bean sprouts

200g of beans will yield 1.3-1.5kg of bean sprouts, and good-quality bean sprouts will have the sprout heads not yet emerged from the beans, regardless of whether they are long or short.