Bean Sprouts with Salted Fish

Name: Bean Sprouts with Salted Fish
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Singaporean
Ingredients: 3 dried black Chinese mushrooms, soaked to soften and sliced (optional); 300 g (10 oz) bean sprouts; 1 tablespoon rice wine; 3 tablespoons oil; 3 tablespoons oyster sauce; 5 cloves garlic, sliced; ¼ large onion, thinly sliced; 4 stalks garlic chives (koo chye), cut into lengths; ½ teaspoon sesame oil; ¼ teaspoon white pepper; 1-2 red finger-length chillies, deseeded and thinly sliced; 100 g (3½ oz) dried salted fish, soaked, rinsed, patted dry and thinly sliced; 2 spring onions, cut into short lengths

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

The Food of Singapore

By Djoko Wibisono

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

100 g (3½ oz) dried salted fish, soaked, rinsed, patted dry and thinly sliced
3 tablespoons

Asia
Singapore
Fish course
Side dish
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Street Food
South East Asia

Method

Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat and stir-fry the salted fish until golden brown and crispy, about 2 minutes. Remove from the oil and set aside to drain.
Add the garlic, onion, chillies and mushrooms to the wok and stir-fry over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the oyster sauce, sesame oil and rice wine, and mix for about 1 minute. Add the bean sprouts, spr