October 30, 2011

• Make Your Own, fresh,crispy bean sprouts

                    Shades of my old vegetarian self.

   LOL,  yes! Who would have ever believed I’d be at it again …sprouting my own beans, radish seeds and lentils.
           
  I am able to get some from the local market, but some have been packaged days ago. Hence the freshness from daily rinsing is just not there. Doing it myself insures the great array of flavors I am looking for.

  It so easy.. Get a quart canning jar, complete with a center hole lid.  Cut a piece of plastic screening to fit over the top of the jar. Some natural.health food stores have them for sale.
  To begin, wash and rinse your container carefully… leave no soap residue.

  Most health food stores carry an array of sprouting beans, seeds and lentils.. All  you have to do is pour in a handful or two of several kinds into the handy bag, write the item # on the tie tag and head through the cashier stand and you have done all the hard work..
  I recommend you try a single type alone until you decide which one what you like best..
  My personal preference is a small scoop of mung beans, a healthy dash of radish seeds and some lentils..

  Toss your beans into a clean fresh jar and fill it with filtered water several times..
  Fill the jar again with water and let it sit for a few hours.
   rinse again and empty, leaving the water that clings to the beans stay there.

  Put the jar on it’s side in a cabinet or a cool dark place.
  The following morning and evening, rinse to refresh the old water and add new fresh water to cling to the beans.
  In a day you will see sprouting..
        
                        another day or two ~ ,

  I prefer my mung sprouts longer, an inch… but if you are the Kitchen Farmer, you can begin the harvest your crop when ever you like … ..
  The Key is to continue a daily rinse.. even after you refrigerate to stop the growth..

  I can eat them fresh as a salad, in a salad and even stir fried  or in soups.

  Sometimes I’ll find myself snitching a pinch as a stand alone snack..
  Sprouts are so good fresh.. I love the tang added by the radish seeds lend to the medley.
   (these photos are mung beans…)

   If I have not been clear, message me or check out all the handy advice on the Internet.

   

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