26 October 2011

Sweet and sour bean sprouts

I had it all figured out; for dinner “thit kho” wrapped in rice paper with some sweet and sour bean sprouts. I bought a big piece of pork belly and put my thit kho together. It was a huge pot and it tasted so good I shared some with my parents and two sisters. At the end I only had enough for one meal; it wasn’t even enough to wrap it in rice paper so we ended up eating it with some rice. The thing that really made the whole meal was the sweet and sour bean sprouts. Funny how something so simple can lift the whole meal to a different level.

It was so easy to make. I cleaned the bean sprouts by removing some of the dark parts of the root. You can leave it as well, but it will look cleaner without. Then I boiled some water and added a bit of salt, some sugar and plain vinegar. It’s like making lemonade but then with vinegar.
Once the mixture is to my liking I poured it in a container right on top of the bean sprouts.
For some more flavor I added some thinly sliced onion.
Because I had too much vinegar I had enough to make some sweet and sour leeks as well. At first they were in a different container, but once there was room I added them to the bean sprouts.

Depending on how sour you make it, it takes a day or 2 to have picked bean sprouts. It keeps for about 5 days after the first day you start eating it.

 
It pairs great with some rice and thit kho. Here I made some fried rice with some left over thit kho. I enjoyed it so much I wish I could share it.

14 comments:

  1. Mine always go bad so fast :( I try to make sure I have them in recipes, but I never use them all. This looks like a great side to some spicy chicken!

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  2. this looks wonderful lovely meal

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  3. I never had bean sprout served this way...sounds and look delicious, so refreshing.
    Hope you are having a great week Lilly :-)

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  4. Lilly, this looks amazing! Full of flavours and nutrition too!! Thanks for sharing this!
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  5. Really simple and delicious recipe and I love the texture of bean sprouts!

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  6. I love beansprouts! This sounds really appetizing.

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  7. I bet they tasted good too. I've never had pickled bean sprouts, thinking I need these in my life.
    -Gina-

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  8. i love bean sprouts! what a creative way to enjoy them! :)

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  9. I love bean sprouts....my mother used to make them for me all the time. This sounds really good.

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  10. I've never had bean sprouts like that. They've always been served on top of sandwiches or as a garnish. I've only recently become aware of their health benefit!

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  11. Delish! Bean sprouts are so good and I hardly ever get them here because they only come in about once a month. You gotta be quick! Awesome dish :) Buzzed!

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  12. I recently bought bean spouts and before I had a chance to make something, it got all bad:/ ..this looks great and sound like something I would enjoy very much!!!

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  13. Oh I bet I would like this! I like the Korean version which I think is super similar but without the spice? Looks like a great dinner!

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  14. Bean sprouts are one of the things you’ll have to eat either right away or in a couple of days. They go bad soooo fast! This is great way of enjoying them a bit longer. Next time I should try to make it with some spices in it.

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