How to Harvest Bean Sprouts

Beans are compact or vining summertime plant grown in the warm season producing late-summer pod harvests. The beans offer year-round harvests as well in the form of their shoots or sprouts. Bean sprouts add healthy, crispy aspects to salads and cooked dishes, and play a large part in Asian cuisine. Produce your own healthy bean sprout harvest with fresh mung beans (Vigna radiata), a bowl and some time.

Fresh mung beans
Bowl
Strainer
Jar
Cheesecloth
Knife

Instructions

- 1
  Wash fresh mung beans for sprouting eliminating any husks, dirt or litter. Throw out any beans that float, as they won't sprout. Put the beans in a bowl of warm water and let them soak overnight. This soaking softens the outer husk for easier sprouting.
- 2
  Collect the beans and transfer them into a jar for sprouting. Sprinkle 1 to 2 teaspoons of water over the beans, cover the jar with cheesecloth and put them in a dark, warm place for sprouting. Don't fill the jar with water, as they rot instead of sprout. Keep the beans at 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit for best sprouting.
- 3
  Sprinkle the beans with more water two to three times every day and tilt the jar after watering to keep them evenly moist. Expect sprouting in three to seven days.
- 4
  Collect the beans after sprouting and rinse them again. Remove the husks and any beans that failed to sprout. Cut the sprouts from their beans with a sharp knife.

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