With an extremely high nutritional content, mung bean sprouts are a popular ingredient often found in summer meals and are nicknamed “vegetarian meat” or “calcium supplements master” by many. Nutritional value of mung bean sprouts is much higher than that of ordinary leafy vegetables and 20 times higher than that of broccoli. In addition, this vegetable has many health benefits such as helping to lower blood sugar, cooling the body, reducing cholesterol, promoting urination… and supporting brain nourishment, blood nourishment, Qi nourishment, and rejuvenating the skin.
With this simple ingredient, you can prepare various delicious dishes such as stir-fried mung bean sprouts with garlic, mung bean sprout and clam soup, stir-fried beef with mung bean sprouts, crab soup with mung bean sprouts… No matter how it is cooked, mung bean sprout dish always has an inviting flavor that you will remember. Let’s follow Phunutoday’s recipe for stir-fried mung bean sprouts with garlic below to have a delicious and nutritious dish for the family’s summer meals.
1. How to make stir-fried mung bean sprouts with garlic
1.1. Ingredients for stir-fried mung bean sprouts with garlic
– Mung bean sprouts: 250 grams
– Garlic, cooking oil
– Seasonings: Salt, oyster sauce, seasoning powder
1.2. How to make stir-fried mung bean sprouts with garlic
Step 1: Prepare the ingredients
– After buying mung bean sprouts, wash them clean, then cut off the old stalks and let them drain. When washing mung bean sprouts, you should avoid using excessive force as it may make the sprouts mushy and release sticky substances.
– Peel the garlic, wash it clean and mince it.
Step 2: Stir-fry the mung bean sprouts with garlic
– Place a pan on the stove, add a little cooking oil and minced garlic to stir-fry until fragrant.
– When the garlic turns slightly yellow and releases a fragrant smell, add the clean mung bean sprouts. Since the mung bean sprouts already contain a lot of water, you need to let them drain before stir-frying.
– When stir-frying the sprouts, you need to turn up the heat and stir-fry quickly. When the sprouts are almost cooked, add a little salt, oyster sauce, and seasoning powder to taste, then turn off the heat. Do not stir-fry the mung bean sprouts for too long as it may make them soft, mushy, and lose their nutritional value.
The stir-fried mung bean sprouts with garlic still retain their fresh green color and attractive fragrance after being cooked. When eating, you can feel the crisp, sweet, refreshing taste of the sprouts without them being mushy. You can eat the stir-fried mung bean sprouts directly or serve them with hot rice.
2. Notes when making stir-fried mung bean sprouts with garlic
– To keep the mung bean sprouts green throughout the cooking process, you can soak them in diluted saltwater before preparing.
– Before stir-frying, blanch the mung bean sprouts for about 30 seconds. Do not blanch them for too long as it may make them soft and mushy.
– After blanching, rinse the sprouts with cold water to keep them crispy and not wilted.
– When the sprouts are almost cooked, add salt to taste. If you add salt too early, the sprouts may release water and lose their fragrant taste.
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