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Title:How to Make them Goodies
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Created:Tue Feb 18 1986
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4127
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2261.0. "Beansprouts" by SUBURB::CUBITTSMITHL (Delight yourself in the LORD) Fri Feb 16 1990 09:39

    What are your favourite kinds of beansprouts?
    
    I've been growing some myself on and off and particularly like
    chickpea, lentil (continental or brown).  I've also grown alfafa
    and mung beans.  They are great added to salads or stir fries and
    are full of vits!
    
    If anyone wants to know how - this is what I do :-
    
    Soak required quantity of beans/seeds overnight.  Remember that
    they swell, and expand also when growing.  Drain and leave in warm
    place.  Each night and morning rinse again with water.
    
    I grow mine in a jam jar or plastic container.  They take 3 or 4
    days.  Best eaten before they get too big ie with chickpeas when
    they are ~2cms long.
    
    Linda    
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2261.2more on sprouts...ISLNDS::COLELLADoes Uranus have an aurora?Fri Feb 16 1990 15:465
    Any health food store will have the seeds.  I like the radish sprouts.
    They have a nice zing to them.
    
    Cara
    
2261.3Side-dishVOGON::WALTHERmy kingdom for a horse...Wed Feb 21 1990 05:2421
    Here's a recipe that I have used. It's off the label of a can of
    beansprouts, but I can't imagine that you couldn't use fresh sprouts.
    *Note: amounts are British standard - so you might need to convert.
    Generally, I think the British TSP and TBSP is larger than the
    American.
    
    Bean Sprouts: (serves 2-3)
    
    6 oz. bean sprouts
    2-3 spring onions
    1 clove crushed garlic
    1 TBSP vegetable oil
    4 TBSP chicken stock
    1 TSP cornflour (US = Cornstarch)
    Pinch salt and sugar.
    Rinse/drain beansprouts. Cut onions into a 1 1/2" lengths. Combine
    cornflour, salt and sugar with stock in a bowl. Heat oil in wok or
    frying pan - when hot, fry garlic until golden. Discard garlic. Add
    beansprouts to hot oil and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add onions and stir
    to mix. Add seasoned chicken stock and bring to a boil. Serve on heated
    dish.
2261.4how long will they keep?LUDWIG::BINGTue May 29 1990 07:477
    
    Question:
           I bought twp pkg's of Mung beansprouts. Within two days
           they had turned brown. Are they still usable? I kept them
           in a zip lock bag in the crisper in the fridge. Thanks in
           advance........
                                        Walt
2261.5BIZNIS::MARINERTue May 29 1990 13:276
    I don't think they will kill you but I wouldn't want to eat them. 
    
    You really can't keep them very long but two days is a little soon to
    have them spoil.
    
    
2261.6WONDER::CUTTINGTue May 29 1990 14:125
    
    No, they don't last very long. I find that either leaving them uncovered
    or putting them in a paper bag helps. Make sure they're dry too.
    
    Paul
2261.7To keep them beansprouts fresh!PRSIS4::CHEWThu Oct 04 1990 10:017
    You'll probably find that if you put them in a bowl of cold water and
    put it in the fridge, they will keep for a couple of days.  Remember to
    change the water daily (as it might turn yucky otherwise).
    
    (This is what my Mum does and it seems to do the trick)
    
    Sen