Description
Just passing bean sprouts through five-spice soy soup for 'just 10 secs'. Crisp moisture and Taiwan spices burst in the mouth; ultimate budget bulk-up menu.
Restaurants serving Bean Sprouts Luwei (Quick & Budget)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Bean sprouts
- Quick Lu Zhi (soy
- cola
- Mentsuyu
- five-spice etc.)
- Tube garlic
- Sesame oil
Instructions
- [Authentic & Quick Recipe]
- [Bean Sprout Prep] Empty the cheapest 'bean sprouts (mung bean best)' from super into a strainer, wash briefly, drain firmly (*Trimming roots if time permits vastly improves mouthfeel).
- [Punchy Strong Lu Zhi] Put cola (a little), soy, Mentsuyu, tube garlic, sesame oil, five-spice in a pot, boil violently on high. Bean sprouts release massive water, so making the sauce 'quite strong' is the biggest trick.
- [10-Second Battle] Vigorously toss bean sprouts into boiling soup. Overcooking drains moisture making them thin/wilted, so submerge entirely with chopsticks and pull out quickly into strainer in just '10-
- secs'.
- [Maintaining Crispness via Rapid Cooling] Fan the pulled sprouts or spread out to remove heat quickly. Prevents residual heat cooking, completing ultimate crisp bean sprouts cloaked in Taiwan spice aroma.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Five-spice aroma and intense garlic punch
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Pea shoots or Mizuna (similarly veg just needing brief heating)
Pairing
White Rice、Taiwan instant noodles
Trivia
[For Youth] #7 'Weight-loss ingredient'. Overwhelming cheapness at pennies per bag, the king of low-calorie bulk-up. Similar to Japanese namul, but the 'Taiwan aroma' of five-spice punches hard, making it a splendid main side (or snack) alone. Magic recipe saving broke student dieters.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Toss with Taiwan super-spicy chili sauce 'Lajiao Jiang', mountain-heap over instant ramen to devour as 'Taiwanese-style Jiro-type sprout noodles'!
Allergen
Soy, Wheat (from soy/Mentsuyu), Sesame