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Korean Spicy Bean Sprouts in a patterned bowl with a pair of purple chopsticks resting on top of the bowl.

Korean Spicy Bean Sprouts

Grace Stewart
Korean Spicy Bean Sprouts is a super delicious Korean banchan! Easy to make it is the perfect accompaniment to rice or any Korean main dish!
4.75 from 4 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 9 minutes
Course banchan, Side Dish
Cuisine Korean
Servings 4 people
Calories 66 kcal

Equipment

  • large pot for blanching the sprouts
  • mixing bowl for combining the ingredients

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ts salt
  • 1 lb bean sprouts rinsed and any black parts and long stems discarded
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoon Korean red pepper chili flakes (red pepper powder)
  • 2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoon sesame seeds toasted
  • 2 green onions sliced thinly
  • 4 teaspoon fish sauce

Instructions
 

  • Boil water in a large saucepan. Add 1 ts salt, and then add your rinsed and picked over bean sprouts. Ensure the water covers the bean sprouts. Blanch for 2 minutes, and then drain and rinse with cold water.
    Bean sprouts blanching in hot water in a large pot.
  • Meanwhile combine the minced garlic, red pepper flakes, sesame oil, sesame seeds, and fish sauce in a large mixing bowl.
    Sauce ingredients for Korean spicy bean sprouts in a large bowl including garlic, sesame seeds, sesame oil, fish sauce, and Korean red pepper flakes.
  • After rinsing the sprouts in cold water, add to the bowl which contains the above combined ingredients. Mix gently, and then add the green onions and mix again.
    Korean spicy bean sprouts and lots of sliced green onions in a mixing bowl.

Notes

Enjoy this delicious spicy Korean bean sprout banchan with rice, or as an accompaniment to any Korean main dish such as Korean galbi!
Enjoy this taste of Korea!

Nutrition

Calories: 66kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 4gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1061mgPotassium: 220mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 85IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Banchan, bean sprouts, side dish
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