Stir-Fried Bean Sprouts (v)
Ingredients
- 1 lb bean sprouts
- 2 green onions
- 3 slices ginger
- ¼ Knorr chicken bouillon cube
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 2 tbs oyster sauce
- 3 tbs peanut oil
Directions
- Prep Vegetables: Wash bean sprouts thoroughly three times. Slice green onions into ½" pieces and ginger into ¼" slices.
- Heat Wok: Heat wok until very hot and smoking. Add peanut oil and heat until smoking.
- Stir-Fry: Add ginger and fry about 30 seconds, taking care not to burn. Add bean sprouts and green onions and stir-fry until sprouts turn translucent, about 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Season: Halfway through cooking, add the bouillon cube and soy sauce; continue stirring.
- Finish: Add oyster sauce, stir to combine, transfer to a serving dish, and serve immediately.
Chef's Notes
- This dish can be made vegan by substituting ½ tsp Better Than Bouillon vegetable base for the chicken bouillon cube and using vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce in place of oyster sauce.
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Michael Fritsche
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