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== Description ==
* Serves 4

== Ingredients ==
* 30 g / 1 oz refined [[agar|agar-agar]] strands
* 1 bundle flowering [[garlic chives]]
* 3 [[egg]]s
* [[salt]] and [[pepper]] to taste
* 1 tablespoon [[peanut oil]]
* 250 g / 8 oz fresh [[bean sprouts]]

=== Dressing ===
* 1 clove [[garlic]]
* 1 teaspoon [[granulated sugar|sugar]]
* 3 tablespoons [[light soy sauce]]
* 2 tablespoons Oriental [[sesame oil]]
* 2 teaspoons [[honey]]

== Procedures ==
# Soak [[agar|agar-agar]] strands in cold [[water]] for 30 minutes to one hour while preparing the rest of the salad.
# Wash the flowering [[chives]] and snap off any tough lower ends.
# Finely chop some of the stalks to yield about 3 tablespoons.
# Cut the rest of the [[chives]] into bite-sized lengths and drop into boiling [[water]] for 30 seconds, then drain and immerse in iced [[water]] to set the colour.
# Drain as soon as they are cold.
# Beat the [[egg]]s, season with [[salt]] and [[pepper]] and stir in chopped [[chives]].
# Heat a heavy frying pan and cook just enough [[egg]] mixture to coat the pan with a thin layer.
# When set but not browned turn [[egg]] sheet onto a plate and rub pan lightly with [[oil]] before making another.
# Continue until all the [[egg]] is used up.
# When cool, cut into thin strips (to make this easier, stack [[egg]] sheets and roll them into a cylindrical shape first).
# Wash [[bean sprouts]], pinching off any straggly tails.
# Drain the [[agar|agar-agar]] well and cut into bite-sized strips.
# Combine all the ingredients, cover and chill.
# In a bowl whisk together the dressing, first crushing the [[garlic]] to a smooth paste with the [[granulated sugar|sugar]].
# Pour over the salad, toss and serve.

[[Category:Mung bean sprout Recipes]]
[[Category:Egg Recipes]]
[[Category:Cambodian cuisine]]
[[Category:Salad Recipes‏‎]]
[[Category:Chinese chives Recipes]]
[[Category:Peanut oil Recipes]]

[[Category:Sesame oil Recipes]]
[[Category:Bean sprout Recipes]]