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“Great recipe for bean sprouts! I’ll definitely make this again for ramen night. Thank you!”
– Tiphanie
Bean Sprouts As Ramen Topping
Bean sprouts are a very popular topping in Japanese ramen, and for good reason! Their unique crunchy texture and slightly sweet flavor go perfectly with ramen noodles, and they really come into their own when added to hot broth.
Some restaurants serve just lightly boiled bean sprouts as a topping, while others lightly season them.
This recipe features slightly spicy bean sprouts that work very well with any type of ramen!
Visual Walkthrough & Tips
Here are my step-by-step instructions for how to make Seasoned Bean Sprouts for Ramen at home. For ingredient quantities and simplified instructions, scroll down for the Printable Recipe Card below.
This section aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the cooking steps and techniques with visuals. It also includes more in-depth tips and tricks and explains why I do what I do.
First things first! Grab a mixing bowl and add all the ingredients for the dressing. Give everything a good stir to combine it well, then set the bowl aside for later.
This dressing is a little salty, but that’s because it includes chicken stock powder. If you’d rather not have that salty flavor in your bean sprouts, you can leave out the chicken stock powder.
Next, fill a pot with water and place it on the stove over high heat. Once the water comes to a full boil, add the bean sprouts and let them cook in the boiling water for just one minute.
Once the minute is up, quickly drain the sprouts in a colander. Then, give the colander a few good shakes to get rid of any excess water clinging to the sprouts.
Finally, transfer the hot, drained bean sprouts to the bowl with the dressing I prepared earlier. Using a spoon or tongs, I toss the sprouts with the dressing until they’re evenly coated on all sides.
I hope you enjoy this Seasoned Beansprouts for Ramen recipe! If you try it out, I’d really appreciate it if you could spare a moment to let me know what you thought by giving a review and star rating in the comments below. It’s also helpful to share any adjustments you made to the recipe with our other readers. Thank you!
More Delicious Ramen Topping Ideas
- Ajitama (Soft Boiled Ramen Eggs)
- Easy Menma (Seasoned Bamboo Shoots)
- Tender Chicken Chashu
- No-Fuss Oven Baked Pork Chashu
Spicy Seasoned Bean Sprouts (Ramen Topping)
Ingredients
- 100 g beansprouts
Dressing
- 1 tsp Chinese-style chicken bouillon powder
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- ⅛ tsp Japanese chili powder (shichimi togarashi)
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil and blanch 100 g beansprouts for 1 minute.
- Pour the blanched bean sprouts through a strainer and shake thoroughly to remove any excess water, be careful of the hot steam and water.
- Add 1 tsp Chinese-style chicken bouillon powder, 1 tsp toasted sesame oil, ⅛ tsp Japanese chili powder (shichimi togarashi), ⅛ tsp black pepper, ½ tsp sugar and 1 tsp rice vinegar to a bowl and mix until combined.
- Add the beansprouts to the bowl and mix thoroughly until evenly covered.
- Serve over ramen and enjoy!
Great recipe for bean sprouts! I’ll definitely make this again for ramen night.Thank you!
Hi Tiphanie,
Thank you so much trying this recipe! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it! 🙂
Yuto