Stir-fried Pork with Peanut Sprouts

Name: Stir-fried Pork with Peanut Sprouts
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: A handful Peanut sprouts; Some pork; 1 spoon Soy sauce; Some Cooking Wine; Some oil; Some salt; Some Minced garlic

by Meimeijia's Kitchen

4.9 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Normal

Time

10m

Serving

4

This dish is highly nutritious, but there are not many people who dare to eat it. It is not common in the market. Make it yourself. It's easy!

The fields in autumn are full of harvest scenes. The streets of the city are also full of harvest fruits. During this time, Meimei picks up at the vegetable market almost every morning. Some seasonal delicacies are bought if they are late. Nothing!

Peanuts are on the market these days, fresh peanuts are crisp and juicy, the most attractive. Peanuts are a kind of nut that we often eat. It is rich in nutrients and is called "longevity fruit". There are many ways to eat peanuts. It is often found on the table. Meimeijia stocks peanuts all year round. But the weather in the south is humid, and I accidentally discovered:

The peanuts have sprouted!

Throw it away to waste! Can peanut sprouts be eaten? Peanuts are so prone to produce aflatoxin. Will this toxin appear after germination? Can you eat with confidence?
Don't worry, peanuts, like soybeans and mung beans, are the seeds of legumes. You think soy bean sprouts and mung bean sprouts are regulars at the table, nutritious and delicious, and the peanut sprouts are the same.

Legumes do not produce toxins when they germinate. Therefore, the normal sprout of peanuts is actually safe to eat, and it is more beneficial to the human body! Peanuts germinate and nutrition doubles!

Peanuts are a kind of high-protein food. Its protein content is between 24-36% and it occupies the top spot among nuts. But its fat content is also relatively high, so people love it and fear it. The germinated peanut has a higher content of protein and free amino acids, which is more conducive to the body's absorption, but the fat is reduced, the taste is better, and it is not easy to gain weight. According to measurements, the crude protein content in peanut buds after 5 days of growth has increased by about 8.40%, but the fat has been reduced by about 28%. Therefore, people who lose weight can eat with confidence. Are the ladies very happy?

The content of resveratrol in sprouted peanuts is very high, 100 times higher than peanuts, and dozens of times higher than resveratrol in wine, and its health benefits are also better. Resveratrol is a kind of natural polyphenols with strong biological properties. It has strong anti-oxidant effect, and has certain functions of anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-aging, anti-tumor, and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

Dried peanuts hardly contain vitamin C, but after germination, the content of vitamin C continues to increase and reaches a peak on the 5th day. The content of vitamin C can exceed that of soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts!
Peanut sprouts are so good, but they are hard to find on the market. Today, Meimei teaches everyone to make peanut sprouts at home. The method is similar to that of mung bean sprouts and soybean sprouts. The operation is simple and convenient. You can make them anytime you want, healthy and safe. Oh!

Let’s take a look at the sprouting method and cooking method of peanut sprouts.

Ingredients

A handful Peanut Sprouts
Some Pork
1 spoon Soy Sauce
Some Cooking Wine
Some Oil
Some Salt
Some Minced Garlic

Stir-fried Pork with Peanut Sprouts

1. In order to make peanut sprouts good, the peanut variety is very important. Choose peanuts with full grains to have a higher sprout rate. These are all peanuts selected by my father one by one. Although the varieties are different, the peanuts are full. Very pretty.

Stir-fried Pork with Peanut Sprouts recipe

2. First, clean the peanuts and soak them in hot water at about 80°C for 5 minutes. This is to give the seeds a short-term thermal stimulation and have the effect of promoting germination. Soak the peanuts soaked in hot water for 6-8 hours to fully absorb water and expand.

The soaked peanuts, remove excess water, spread them evenly on a large flat plate with clean gauze, cover the lid, and place the peanuts in a completely dark environment. The most suitable temperature for peanuts to germinate is 25~30℃. The golden autumn season is the most suitable.

3. The gauze under the peanuts should be kept moist. It is best to spray water evenly with a watering can for 5-6 hours, so that the buds are all wet, but the peanuts should not be flooded with water. After about 1 day, you will see peanuts sprout small buds, pay attention to cover to prevent the buds from turning green.

4. About 3-5 days, the peanut buds can be eaten when they reach one finger deep! The peanut sprouts have a lot of water and a crispy taste. They are the most delicious when used to stir-fry shredded pork. Let's take a look at the specific methods.

5. This time the peanut sprouts took a long time to germinate, so they grew taller. After washing, cut them into proper lengths. Peanuts can be eaten too, don't waste it.

6. Cut the pork into shreds, pour a spoonful of light soy sauce, half a spoonful of cooking wine, mix well, and marinate for ten minutes.

7. Heat up the frying pan, pour in the minced garlic and fry for a nice aroma.

8. Pour in the marinated shredded pork and stir-fry on high heat until the shredded pork slightly changes color.

9. Pour in the peanut sprouts and stir-fry for half a minute.

10. When the peanut sprouts are slightly discolored, add salt to taste, pour in a few drops of light soy sauce to increase the flavor and you can get out of the pot! The refreshing and appetizing fried shredded pork with peanut sprouts is ready.

Tips:
Peanut sprouts, like all sprouts of vegetables, belong to high-fire fast cooking. They will be out of the pot within a minute or two, and the crispy taste will be lost after a long time of frying.

Peanut sprouts are good, but not all peanut sprouts can be eaten. To distinguish peanut sprouting and peanut moldy. If the peanuts are naturally damp and sprouted, or there are yellow mold spots on the surface of the peanuts, or the smell is strange, etc., it is best to throw them away. Generally speaking, peanut sprouts that have been strictly germinated through formal operations are healthy and nutritious.

Peanuts can be eaten as long as they sprout. Don't leave the sprouts for too long, otherwise the taste will be much worse. When eating, you don't just eat peanuts or peanut sprouts, but eat the sprouts and peanuts together!

Don't worry about the production of aflatoxin from peanut germination. Peanut soaking will not produce aflatoxin because mold does not like flooded environment. It likes humid environment and needs enough oxygen to grow luxuriantly.

If you choose healthy peanuts as the raw material for germination, and the whole germination process goes smoothly, there is no need to worry about the production of aflatoxin. But if your peanuts sprouted naturally by themselves, throw them away!

If you want to stay away from harmful substances, you need to confirm that the peanuts are not moldy or rancid. If you find a slight musty or stale smell, you must resolutely throw it away!

Autumn is here, peanuts are harvested, let’s make peanut sprouts and eat!