Today I’m going to make a mung bean sprout side dish with my homegrown mung bean sprouts. If you followed my directions and harvested your sprouts already, this is perfect timing for you and you’re ready to start! If you didn’t grow your sprouts, don’t worry, you can still buy them in a grocery store. They’re widely available these days.
In Korean, this recipe is called sukju-namul which is also the name for the bean sprouts themselves. We also call this recipe nokdu-namul, because the sprout grows from the mung bean, called nokdu (녹두). On my website I call the recipe sukjunamul-muchim because muchim means mixed.
You may remember that I posted a recipe and video for a mung bean sprout side dish years ago. That recipe is a little different than this one. It has cucumber in it and is from the southern city of Yeosu where I grew up. The recipe I’m showing you today is more widely known in Korea, and just as delicious.
I hope you enjoy the recipe, and if you make it, let me know how it turns out!
Ingredients
- 1 pound mung bean sprouts (or grow your own mung bean sprouts)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoon fish sauce
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
Directions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Blanch the sprouts for 1 minute, stirring with a wooden spoon. Strain them and rinse in cold water in a large bowl for a couple of times. As you rinse them, shake them under the water so the skins fall into the bowl. Put the cleaned sprouts in a basket and strain well.
- Combine garlic, green onion, fish sauce, kosher salt, toasted sesame oil, and sesame seeds in a bowl. Add the sprouts and mix by hand to season evenly.
- Transfer them to a serving bowl or plate. Serve warm or cold as a side dish. You can refrigerate them for up to 3 days.
Vegetarian version
Skip fish sauce and use 1½ teaspoon kosher salt.
There is vegetarian fish sauce now. We bought some as our daughter is allergic to most fish. It’s better than nothing athough fish sauce is fish sauce. The recipe is great. We love cooking Korean and dining out as well. Love this website for authentic Korean recipes. Always a winner.
It’s so clever to use vegetarian fish sauce to adjust to your taste!
Mung bean sprout na-mool :D
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This looks so yummy! I bought some beans yesterday and I am going to make this side dish tonight. I was wondering what it was you served these beans with? I really enjoy watching your videos and exploring making your recipes ❤️ Thank you very much! Yummy things make me happy too!
Hello Maangchi, if I put Mung Beans in the freezer will they still be fresh and tatse the same when I cook them with this recipe?
Thank you Maangchi!!!! I was born in Seoul but was adopted and brought to America when I was 6 and lost touch with my roots. Thanks to your videos and recipes I have gotten back in touch with my Korean Heritage. I am learning the Korean culture through your recipes. Thank you so much. This is more than just food for me. I have been watching your videos for years. I love the backstories you share about the recipes with your family, or Korean history and customs. XoXo
my son loves this. He always ask me to cook this. thank you for sharing the recipe.
Dear Maangchi, thank you so much for your sharing.
I found a few side dish want to make but I want to know how many days can I keep in the refrigerator. Could you please let me know ^^~ Thank you.
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i will try it today
Thank you for this recipe Maangchi. Whenever I make this to have with my lunch at work I make extra to bring with me, my work friends always want to eat it too! Everyone loves your recipe and lunch always tastes better with friends.
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Thank you very much, maangchi your very kind & lovely lady , You cook spicy food for sri lankan people awesome I love those words. if you will come ever sri Lanka please come visit my home. Maangchi plz tell me your personal address I Have
Gift for you. Because I’m your biggest fan. And I’m always glad to you ,about your cooking perfect methods sharing all the people.
Oh ,my mung bean sprouts are finally growing up& I made mung bean sprouts side dish (and I added some spicy red chilli because of sri Lankan people like most spicy food) .its really delicious. Thanks maangchi.
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It looks yummy! “…sri Lankan people like most spicy food.” yeah, I didn’t know about that. If I have a chance to cook for a person from Sri Lanka, I will make some suicidal spicy dishes. : )
I thought this was called Kong namul (Kang namul)?
yes, kongnamul muchim is made with soybean sprouts. https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/kongnamul-muchim
Love every dish of manngchi’s, so good!!! Adding fish sauce to mung bean sprouts or soy bean sprouts salad is incredible delicious.
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Today my mung beans are finally finished growing ,Yeah !!! I could hardly wait to try this side dish and I will say It is absolutely amazing ! Thank you Maangchi……Bye !
I absolutely love this side dish. Its by far my favorite way to enjoy sprouts.