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Soybean Sprout Bowl. It's another rice bowl that I remember from my childhood. Growing up, I remember cooking this dish, alongside a few banchans for the family. I was not particularly interested in cooking back then. But it had a more strategic role...

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I knew if I cooked for the family, I could accrue future "good-will" from my mother. Kinda like a "Get Out Of Jail" Monopoly card for helping her out in the kitchen. I was quite a mischievous kid - so I needed to save up as much goodwill as I could. After all, I still had a stash of fart bombs and a new laser pointer I needed to test in my Neighbourhood 🤓

So on the weekends, I usually opted for this quick and easy recipe. All you need is one bag of soybean sprouts and basic Korean pantry sauces:

Soybean Sprout Bowl

It's all about that spicy and salty marinade sauce. A few scoops of it and you will experience a rush of flavor!

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Course: Easy

Servings: persons

Ingredients

3 Cups Soybean Sprouts
1 Cup Short-Grain Rice
5 teaspoons Soy sauce
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Korean red chili flakes (Gochugaru)
½ teaspoon Sesame oil
Small handful of Sliced Spring onion (Garnish) Optional

Instructions

Take the stem tips off each soybean sprout (optional).
Take out a large pot. Put sprouts in and fill it with water. Bring pot up to a boil. While you wait, place a strainer over a large mixing bowl (note: we will save and reuse the boiling water).
Once pot comes up to a boil, turn off the heat. Pour the pot out into the strainer. Now you should have the beansprouts in the strainer and the residual water in the large mixing bowl.
Rinse the blanched bean sprouts in cold water and place aside for marinade.
Use the residual water to cook your rice (key step!)
For the marinade: Pour Soy Sauce (5 teaspoons), Sugar (1 teaspoon), Gochugaru (1 teaspoon), Sesame Oil (½ teaspoon) and diced spring onions into a mixing bowl and stir thoroughly.
Assemble the bowl: Put rice on the bottom of the bowl. Then add the blanched bean sprouts and few scoops of the marinade on top of the rice.
Give it a nice mix and you are ready to eat.
Fry up an egg sunny-side up and place it on top of the bowl (optional).