I love bean sprouts. I love them in sandwiches, soup, salads and stir fries, of course. Trouble is, they last about 20 minutes in the fridge before they turn into a soggy, slimy mess.
Store them in a covered container filled with fresh water and a lemon slice, and you will find that your bean sprouts will stay fresh, white and crisp for a week or more. Trust me … it works.
Hint: Find a place that offers bean sprouts in bulk. Until just a few years ago, that was the only way you could find bean sprouts. From a marketing perspective, it makes sense to force us to buy a huge $1.50 bag of sprouts, even though we can only possibly use 50 cents worth before throwing out the remainder. From a buyer perspective, it makes sense to say no thanks. The bagged quality is questionable, and the sprouts you see in this photo, about a cup, cost 17 cents at my favorite Asian grocery store.
I read another very simple solution that works just fine. I stored my last leftover batch (large handful) in a large jar with a Plastic screw-on top.
It’s been 8 days now and they are still white and fresh looking. Oh, not washed either.
I’ll give that a try, too. Thanks for taking the time to share your method.
We stored them in small (just 2 of us) Kilner jars of salted water in the fridge – works well for us.
The salt may do exactly what the lemon slices do. Thanks for the tip.