Bean Sprout Stir-Fry – The 2-Minute Side Dish You’ll Make Again and Again

This bean sprout stir-fry is the ultimate last-minute side dish—ready in under 2 minutes with just a handful of ingredients. Lightly seasoned with soy, salt, and sesame oil, it’s crunchy, savoury, and holds up beautifully even as a cold leftover the next day. We share tips on prepping, pan heat, and how to catch that perfect translucent stage before they collapse. Simple, fast, and one you’ll come back to again and again. 0:00 - Intro 0:18 - Preparing the Bean Sprouts 0:45 - Stir Frying the Bean Sprouts 2:09 - Adding Soy Sauce 2:26 - Adding Chives and Toasted Sesame Oil 2:55 - Plating This is probably my favourite side dish for hosting. It cooks so quickly that I can afford to cook it after all my mains are ready. It takes about three minutes. Whatever you don’t finish, put them in the fridge with cling film and they taste just as good as a cold salad the next day. At the very end, we dressed it with a tiny dash of toasted sesame oil. There is a huge difference between toasted sesame oil and plain sesame oil. While plain sesame oil has a high smoke point (210°C / 410°F) and is suitable to use as a cooking oil, toasted sesame oil has a much lower smoke point, thicker consistency and very concentrated flavour. It should always be treated as a salad oil, and you should just use a tiny bit, so that it doesn’t overpower the dish with sesame flavour. Ingredients Bean Sprouts Vegetable oil Salt - to taste Black pepper - to taste Soy sauce - to taste Toasted sesame oil - the smallest dash Chives - sliced for garnish Directions 1. Heat pan on high heat (induction 8). 2. When the pan is hot, add vegetable oil. 3. When the oil starts to shimmer, add bean sprouts. Season with salt and pepper to taste and keep stirring to cook evenly. 4. Once they start to become slightly translucent (about 2-3 minutes), lower the heat to medium-high (induction 6) and add a dash of soy sauce and mix vigorously to avoid the soy sauce burning. 5. Once evenly coated, switch off the stove. Add chives and a small dash of toasted sesame oil. ____ Follow us on Instagram:   / w2kitchn   #W2Kitchen #stirfry #beansprouts