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Tofu Seasonal Hotpot (Buddha’s Delight)

Serves 4 This is a heartwarming vegetarian dish, traditionally served on New Year’s Day. For extra flavour, vegetarian stock can be used instead of mushroom soaking liquid Ingredients 350g Beansprouts 8 dried Shiitake or chinese black mushrooms 2 cups dried lily … Continue reading

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Stir-fry Beansprouts with…

Serves 4 This is the basic stir-fry recipe, with suggestions for variations below it Ingredients 350g Beansprouts 1 carrot, grated 3 spring onions, sliced into 3cm diagonals 2 gloves garlic, crushed or thinly sliced 2 tablespoons olive or sunflower oil … Continue reading

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Thai Spicy Beansprout Salad

Serves 4 Ingredients 350g Beansprouts 1/2 cucumber, cut in half moon slices 1 large carrot, coarsely grated 1 knuckle fresh ginger, finely sliced 2 shallots, finely chopped 1 fresh red chilli, de-seeded and chopped Juice of 2 limes 1 tablespoon … Continue reading

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Sautéed Duck Wrap

Serves  4 Aromatic duck pancake served in Chinese restaurants is a great favourite. This recipe is a simpler version and easy to make.    Ingredients 350g Beansprouts 225g Mini fillets of duck, sliced (chicken or beef work well, too) 1 red … Continue reading

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Vietnamese Noodle Soup (Pho)

Serves 4 This fragrant Vietnamese noodle soup is traditionally popular for breakfast, lunch or dinner. You can substitute the beef for chicken and chicken stock, or use a vegetarian stock and add tofu.   Ingredients 350g Beansprouts 200g rice stick (or … Continue reading

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Chicken with Beansprouts

Serves 4 This is a great low-carb alternative to chicken noodles! Ingredients 350g Beansprouts 350g boneless chicken meat – julienned or cut into matchsticks 2 spring onions – finely shredded 2 tablespoons sunflower oil 1/2 cup water for for gravy … Continue reading

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Spicy Beef Noodles

Serves 4 Ingredients 350g Beansprouts 400g egg noodles (rice noodles are a delicious alternative) 400g rump or fillet steak, cut into 1 cm thick strips across the muscle fibres 4 cloves of garlic, crushed 2 spring onions, sliced 2 tablespoons sunflower … Continue reading

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Warm Beansprout Salad with Ham

Try replacing the ham with alternatives such as pan-fried prawns (marinated with fresh sliced chillies and light soya sauce), salt beef or Gravadlax Gravadlax (with mustard and dill sauce) Ingredients 350g Beansprouts 4 slices ham, cut 1cm wide 2 spring onions, … Continue reading

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Malaysian Peanut Salad

Serves 4 Ingredients 350g Beansprouts,blanched in boiling water for 30 seconds 150g Fine Beans, boiled for 5 minutes in salted water and cooled 50g cabbage or kangkong, sliced and boiled in salted water and cooled 2 pieces of fried tofu (tau … Continue reading

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Beansprout Omelette (Foo Yung)

Serves 4 A delicious addition to this dish would be chopped ham, tempeh, salt beef, smoked mackerel or poached salmon Ingredients 350g Beansprouts 1 carrot, coarsely grated 200g peas 6 eggs 3 tablespoons semi-skimmed milk 2 teaspoons light soya sauce … Continue reading

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