Korean Soybean Sprout Salad (K'ong Namul)
- Ready In:
- 32mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
3 cups
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb fresh soy bean sprouts
- 3 green onions
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon toasted black sesame seeds or 1 teaspoon toasted white sesame seeds
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (Korean hot pepper ,if available)
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon fermented soybean chili paste (koch'u jang)
directions
- Wash and clean sprouts.
- Heat 1/2 cup water in a shallow pan over medium heat.when barely simmering add soybean sprouts,cover,and blanch for two minutes.
- Immediately drain and rinse with cold water,then place sprouts in a colander to drain .
- Prepare dressing:Slice green onions as thinly as possible;peel,crush,and mince garlic;if your sesame seeds are raw toast over medium low heat in a dry pan stirring constantly until they begin to pop and smell roasted,removing from hot pan immediately.Mix all ingredients together.
- Chill for 20 minutes to meld the flavors.Serve cold or room temperature.
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