Fried Bean Sprouts
Origin: Chicago, Illinois
Source: Sara Bosse and Onoto Watanna (Winnifred Eaton), 1914
Ingredients
- 0.25 pound fresh pork fat
- 1 pound bean sprouts
- 3 tablespoon syou
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Heat an iron pan and add a quarter pound of fresh pork fat, frying until brown.
- Drain all water from the bean sprouts and add them to the hot fat.
- Fry uncovered for five minutes, stirring constantly to prevent burning.
- Add three tablespoonfuls of syou, salt, and pepper.
- Cover the pan tightly and let simmer for fifteen minutes.