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Bean Sprouts with Salted Fish
Note: This was first posted in Mar 2008, now updated with new photos and improved recipe.
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For someone who do not dare to eat bean sprouts since young, I would say I can cook a really good dish of bean sprouts with salted fish (豆芽炒咸鱼). I have tested this recipe with many people including older folks and they were all praises for this dish. And very strangely, I do dare to eat bean sprouts when cooked by me, in this particular way.
See Also:
- Steamed Chicken with Salted Fish Recipe
- Stir-fried Baby Kailan with Salted Fish Recipe
- Chinese Recipes
One theory I have is that the bean sprouts are cooked just right (not raw tasting or over-cooked) which is cooked bean sprouts at its best – crunchy and sweet. My other theory which has not been disproved so far is that anything cooked in salted fish will be delicious. Cooked this way, the salted fish sort of mask the strong bean taste while still retaining bean sprouts’ natural sweetness. If you know anyone like me with an in-born intolerance for bean sprouts, I think this dish is a good “training dish” for them to learn to accept this ingredient.
Gimme gimme gimme. I love the combination of a bland tasting veg paired with and ingredient(salted fish of course) that punches it up. Bursts of salted fish in the dish gives it ooppmmphh!
I like your version with mushrooms, bell peppers and wolfberries. A plate of plain looking bean sprouts now looks so much more interesting! Lucky hamsters. Oh, btw, they love korean strawberries. lol
hi..wiffy..i’m going to cook beansprouts today…not much choice besides with fried salted fish…this looks good with bell pepper, mushroom and wolfberries….will add this….thks for sharing…
Hahhaa…I’m the same. I started to hate bean sprouts when I had some served outside and the sprouts had a raw taste and smell (chow chey)! Yucks! So I will have to make sure it’s fully cooked and sometimes ask my hubs to try some and tell me if its got that raw taste!
Hamster food… LOL! Some people like bean sprouts ‘undercooked’ while some like them ‘overcooked’. It’s a matter of taste so I guess if you are quite specific it’s better to cook them at home! The husband adores salted fish and chicken fried rice and we always order it at our local Chinese restaurant. Maybe I should get a pack of salted fish, hmmm…
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I love bean sprout especially with salted fish and a dash of pepper.
Yes! It is a classic. I am envious that you can get bean sprouts with the ends removed! Nowadays, I just have it as it is!
i’ve been eating bean sprouts since young. yeah… almost anything cooked with salted fish is nice