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What Are Bean threads and How Can I Use Them?

Wondering what to do with bean threads? This guide covers how to pick them, cook them, store them, and swap them, plus 9 recipes to put them to work.

In Chinese:
豆线程
British (UK) term:
Bean threads
en français:
fils de haricot
en español:
hilos de frijol

Recipes using bean threads

There are 9 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Bean Thread Vegetable Stir-Fry

Bean Thread Vegetable Stir-Fry

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This Wonderful Tasting Stir-fry Made With Bean Threads Is An Excellent Dish!! .. Bean Thread Is Also Known As Cellophane Noodles!! ..Why??? ...Because Of It's Transparency When Cooked!! ..Great In Spring Rolls. Delicious!!

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Hot Bean Thread Noodles

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Spicy bean thread noodles stir-fried with ground beef, chili bean sauce, and garlic in a savory chicken broth sauce. A Sichuan-inspired glass noodle dish with serious heat.

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Chopstix Glass Noodle Salad

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Crunchy, cool, and tossed in a zingy ginger-sesame dressing with orange zest, this glass noodle salad with snow peas, red cabbage, and enoki mushrooms is a no-cook showstopper ready in 30 minutes.

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Bean Threads with Minced Pork

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Sichuan-style bean thread noodles with minced pork, dried mushrooms, hot bean sauce, and fresh ginger. Spicy, slurpable, and deeply savory with a cilantro finish.

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Fun See Chicken

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Fun see chicken, a Chinese stir-fry of slippery bean thread noodles tossed with soy-marinated chicken, napa cabbage, bamboo shoots, and snow peas. The glass noodles drink up the savory broth in every bite.

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Korean Bean Thread Sesame Noodles with Vegetables

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Korean Bean Thread Sesame Noodles with Vegetables recipe

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Peking Shrimp Ball Soup

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Peking shrimp ball soup with handmade ginger-shrimp dumplings, bean thread noodles, mushrooms, and snow peas in a light chicken broth with sherry.

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Ten Tasty Vegetables

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Classic Chinese Buddhist vegetable stir-fry with ten ingredients including cloud ear fungus, lily buds, bean thread noodles, and soy-spiced bean curd. A traditional Lunar New Year dish loaded with earthy, umami-rich flavors.

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Pon Pon Chicken

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Pon pon chicken (bang bang chicken) shreds poached chicken over salted cucumber ribbons with a warm sesame-soy-ginger dressing. Classic Sichuan cold-plate appetizer or main.

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