Subj : Re: sprouts
To   : Jim Weller
From : Dale Shipp
Date : Tue Sep 06 2022 00:22:00

 -=> On 09-04-22  22:40,  Jim Weller <=-
 -=> spoke to Dale Shipp about sprouts <=-


 -=> Quoting Dale Shipp to Jim Weller <=-
 
 JW> Sprouting at home is low tech and involves merely keeping
 JW> seeds wet in a jar for 5-7 days.
 
 DS> We once tried to do that ... We used various things to sprout.
 DS> The best we ever got was thin strings of sprouts that were nothing
 DS> like the bean sprouts in the markets.  We gave up and figured that
 DS> the price of them in the store was well worth the time we did
 DS> not have to spend trying to grow them at home.

 JW> What kind of seeds did you sprout? The large thick ones you see in
 JW> the Chinese restaurant dishes and supermarkets are mung bean
 JW> sprouts. Alfalfa, clover, mustard and radish sprouts are thin and
 JW> threadlike. I have no use for the first two as they have no taste to
 JW> speak of but the latter two are flavourful with a bit of spicy bite
 JW> to them.

Michael suggested that we use mung beans.  I don't recall for sure if we
ever did try them before we tossed in the towel.  I'm also not sure what
we did use but none of the four that you list above.  We might have
tried one of the lentils we had on hand.  It was a fun experiment, but
not one that we ever decided to make it a permanent thing.

BTW -- I think that once in California, I had some sandwich covered with
alfalfa sprouts and got almost as sick as for food poisoning.  Don't
know if there was something wrong with the sprouts or if I am allergic
to alfalfa.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Lentil Patties
 Categories: Vegetarian, Lentils, Burger, Boat, D/g
      Yield: 5 patties
 
    2/3 c  Lentils, dried
    1/3 c  Carrot, shredded
  1 3/4 c  Water
    1/2 c  Celery; finely chopped
      1 md Onion; finely chopped
      1 ts Garlic; finely chopped
    1/3 c  Bulgur, uncooked
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Chili powder
    1/8 ts Pepper
      1 ts Soy sauce
    1/2 c  Bread crumbs
 
  In 2 quart saucepan combine lentils, carrot, water, celery, onion and
  garlic.  Cook over high heat until mixture comes to a full boil (4-5
  min) Reduce heat to medium.  Cover, continue cooking 10 minutes.
  Stir in bulgur.  Cover, continue cooking, stirring occasionally until
  lentils and bulgur are tender and liquid is absorbed (10 - 15 min)
  Stir in salt, chili powder, ground pepper and soy sauce; mix well,
  mashing lentils *slightly*.  Place in medium bowl; stir in bread
  crumbs.  Let stand 20 minutes until it cools down, stir again.
  
  Form mixture into 5 or 6  1/2 inch thick patties.
  
  Spray skillet with non stick cooking spray (do not use oil or butter)
  heat over medium high heat until hot.  Reduce heat to medium, add 3
  patties.  Cook turning once until golden brown and heated through (4-6
  minutes)  Repeat with remaining patties.  As Patties are browned,
  remove and place on rack while cooking others.
  
  NOTE:  Patties appear fragile at first, but they do "stiffen" if they
  stand for a few minutes.  Freeze well, defrost before warming again.
 
MMMMM



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