Bean Sprout Kimchee Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Put anchovy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, garlic, ginger, gochugaru and gochujang in a salad bowl and stir together.
• Add bean sprouts and greens and sprinkle lightly with sea salt. Toss well with fingers, massaging seasoning into vegetables to coat well.
• Leave mixture to temper for 5 minutes and transfer to a serving bowl.

Steps:

• Thinly slice the radish, thinner than 1/8", and then cut them into thin sticks. Place them in a bowl and add 2t salt and 2t sugar.
• Mix well, set aside for 30 minutes. They will get wilted and seasoned. Rinse and drain. Squeeze the radish to remove extra moisture. Set aside.
• Meanwhile place bean sprouts in a pot with 1/4C water over medium heat. Cover with lid and cook until the steam comes out from the pan and reduce the heat to low.
• Cook 3-4 more minutes. Do not open the lid during cooking. Drain the sprouts in a colander and let them cool.
• Place radish in a large mixing bowl and add 2T chili flakes, garlic, ginger, fish sauces. Mix well by gentle massaging motion.
• Return the bean sprouts to the bowl, add chives, carrots, rest of chili flakes(1T), plum axtract, sesame seeds. Mix again with same gentle massaging motion to mingle the flavor into the ingredients.
• Taste it to see if seasoned well. You can adjust amount of fish sauce as you like.
• Drizzle sesame oil and toss well.
• You can serve right away or keep in the room temperature for a half day(or whole day during winter time) to let it fermented, and then store in the fridge to serve next day.
• Serve chilled to enjoy the flavor.
• Note: Store your Kimchee in a airtight glass or metal container in the fridge.