Hello Foodies! How are you this Tuesday?
It was Friday last week, that I started germinating 2 cups Mung beans to make my homemade sprouts. It takes about 4-6 days to be able to harvest them. I made two batches, yesterday was time to harvest them. When I harvest the sprouts, I always cut the roots because they look more appetizing, then I wash them, let them drip to remove excess water and put on a clean cloth to dry a bit before placing in a container, then to the fridge to keep them fresh. If used in salads I would advice to blanch them before consuming. I always cook them within 3 days after the harvest.
The Basics of Germinating Mung Beans
The steps are simple...
1... wash 1 cup of mung beans and in a container soak the beans overnight. Drain the water and transfer to a container (or collander) lined with a clean cloth. Cover the container with a kitchen towel and add weight on top of it to force the beans to root at the bottom. Spray the beans with water daily, cover the container with a dark cloth and place in a dark and airy area. There are germinating containers available online , you may want to take a look at Amazon.
2... After 2 days, remove the weight and spray with water again....repeat the process until the 4th day. The sprouts should be taller on the 4th day already..... then it´s time to harvest. Remove a handful of the sprouts and cut the roots at the bottom.
3... Wash all the cleaned sprouts and let dry on a piece of kitchen cloth. Put them in a container and place in the fridge. It can stay fresh up to three days.
Let´s cook the Stir Fry Veggies topped with oyster mushroom.
I have oyster mushrooms and I have added that in this cooking. The Oyster mushroom is really a delicacy. It substitutes the meat because it taste like one. I always go to my favorite Turkish Mini Mart because there I can get it very fresh. It only costs 3.50 Euros a kilo. If I would buy it in Supermarkets, it would fetch a price of 2 Euros for 200 grams.
And so.....
Marinate the oyster mushrooms with enough soy sauce (about 2 tablespoons) mix with your hand just to coat the pieces, add ground black pepper... Let stand for 15 minutes.
In a hot pan with 2 Tablespoons olive oil, fry the musthrooms, always stir slowly, when it´s turning brown, then sprinkle with Teriyaki sauce so it has that sweet salty taste. Transfer to a platter and save until needed.
Cooking the Veggies....
I have not stated the quantities of each vegetables, but you may decide on your own which veggies you may want to include...but please remember to balance the amount of mung bean sprouts in relation with the quantities of your vegetable ingredients.
In a hot pan with 2 tablespoons olive oil, fry the garlic followed by the onions.
Add all the vegetables and stir fry most of the time until the veggies become semi soft. Add 1/2 cup of water, continue stirring until the liquid almost evaporates.
Boil water in a casserole, blanch the sprouts quickly , remove and add this to the veggies. Combine well turning the heat to low.
In a cup, dilute 3 teaspoons of cornflour in one tablespoon water. Add the cornflour to 1 cup of vegetable stock (or water) and mix well. Add this to the cooked veggies. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon soy sauce and spice with salt and ground black pepper according to your taste preference.
Note:
Should you wish to cook this with lesser liquid, then add only half cup of the vegetable stock with diluted cornflour. Remember to stir carefully until the liquid becomes thicker and all veggies are coated with it.
Top with oyster mushroom and serve hot with either baguette or any bread or cooked rice.
Happy Cooking!
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Today is Wednesday and am so fine from yesterday, but yesterday I have mung beans in coconut milk with shrimp and pork and it tastes so good.☺️
That recipe of yours looks inviting @mers, and is tempting me to get a mushroom and mung bean sprouts.
By it's sight, I could already taste and smell what's in your platter and tell it's flavorful🥗
Have a great day🌾
My cooking must taste good in my household, otherwise, I won´t cook the same dish again if hubby says, "oh it´s ok " which means he has to accept and eat what I´ve cooked....in the real sense, if he says , "oh this is very good", that is a sign that I can cook it again....Hahaha.
Yes , Peter can't resist such good food until he forgets his name😄😄😄
Hahaha.....
Okay now you just made my stomach rumble and I had lunch. Now I need second lunch. Your dish is everything that I would want right now. Yummm!!!!
The bean sprouts are so fresh and lovely. The mushrooms are delicious looking. I wish I could have your plate haha.😋
Thanks a ton. I just finished my crackers looking at your leek soup... I know that I will make it... Let me show it to you this weekend or maybe Friday. Thursday is food shopping. Hahaha... Leeks here I come. Enjoy your evening dear. Time check here: 11.34 PM..
Because of you I just started preparing a stir fry but I don't have those ingredients so I am using tofu and a few other things. I'm too tired to go into the cold to get more things haha, Time check here:6.27 P.M.
I would like to know what you came up with with those ingredients in your pantry or fridge. I also have a tofu in the fridge, we normally dice it, marinate with soy sauce and deep fry, then dip in a simple vinegar combined with chili, sometimes add diced tomatoes and onions, then our snack is saved, lol.
Yum I love the chili vinegar idea. Yes indeed. I had carrot, broccoli stem, zucchini. This time I kept the tofu like steak cutlets and marinated. then cooked in the soy chili marinade and finally grilled for grill marks. I served with sticky rice which was the first time using sticky rice for savory dish. I don't often deep fry because I don't want to keep so much used oil all the time but I do occasionally. Everything deep fried tastes good.
I really missed the oyster mushrooms though.😟
The ingredients sound good..we use sticky rice for desserts with coconut milk with sugar. I wish you are near me then I could give you oyster mushrooms. I could also learn from your cooking , I am not really vegan but from time to time we eat plenty of veggies...
I also do this Ate. Grow my own bean sprouts.🙂 Your recipe looks very delicious.
Thank you dear Met. Yeah, our own sprout are very healthy and organic... so let´s keep on doing this.
How I wish to cook like this. Thank you for sharing. I will share itt to my wife
Yeah, tell her to cook this. Thanks for commenting.
Looks yummy and healthy. Very organic too as you sprouted them yourself.
Yep, at least I know that is safe , but I still blanch the sprouts before adding them to the dish, we do not eat raw even if I germinated them myself.
I love making mung bean sprouts too. I make it every week to eat with my Pho (noodle soup) or stir-fry noodles. It is so fun to water them everyday and looking forward to the harvest time. I used milk box as it is easier to get from our offices and re-use it to grow mung bean sprouts, convenience and yum.
Wonderful my dear... growing them is fun and you really get excited when it´s harvest time. Thanks for dropping-by.
I super love bean sprouts!!! And i'll surely love this veggie recipe, looking so yummy and nutritious!!! 😍🤤
Oh thank you for sharing how to sprout mongo, I need this.
Thank you @jurich60.
Looks inviting, tempting & mouthwatering, omg this is yum yum yum po @mers 🤤😋 thanks for sharing the recipe po, especially how to grow mung beans sprout. Gawin ko din Po yan 🥰
Yep, try to sprout the beans yourself, you only need a cup of themung beans and you´ll have a dish that is healthy,
Thanks Tita @mers I will really try it ☺️
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