Stir-Fried Bean Sprouts and Chinese Chives

Name: Stir-Fried Bean Sprouts and Chinese Chives
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients: 1 liters bean sprouts, rinsed and dried; 142 grams Chinese chives, ends trimmed, cut into 2-in. lengths, or green onions, dark green part only (cut lengthwise in half first); 1 Tbsp fish sauce, preferably Red Boat brand; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 1 teaspoon Shaoxing cooking wine; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 1 teaspoons sugar; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil

Stir-Fried Bean Sprouts and Chinese Chives is a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian side dish. One serving contains 128 calories, 7g of protein, and 8g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have garlic, vegetable oil, fish sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of Chinese cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes.

Instructions

Blend your cooking sauce: In a small bowl, mix together fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and rice wine.

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Fish Sauce

Rice Wine

Soy Sauce

Sauce

Sugar

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Bowl

Have your other ingredients lined up next to the stove: oil, garlic, bean sprouts, and Chinese chives.

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Bean Sprouts

Chives

Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Stove

Heat a large--12 inches or wider--heavy skillet or wok over high heat. Swirl in oil. Toss in garlic and fry, stirring constantly, for 15 seconds until it just begins to brown.

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Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Wok

Add bean sprouts and then cooking sauce, and fry, stirring and tossing, for about 90 seconds.

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Bean Sprouts

Sauce

Sprinkle in chives and cook, tossing well, for 30 to 60 seconds.

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Chives

Remove pan from heat and stir in a couple of pinches of pepper, and salt to taste. Lift the sprouts out of the hot pan and onto a platter quickly, so they don't continue cooking.

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Sprouts