Growing Sprouts - A Beginners Guide
Looking for an easy way to grow greens in your house throughout the year, even if you have minimal sunlight? Growing sprouts is easy and only takes a couple of minutes each day to start up and maintain.
Ingredients
- 1-3 tablespoons sprouting seeds make sure they are labeled as specifically for sprouting
Instructions
- To a quart-sized mason jar, add desired amount of seeds and top it with enough water to cover the seeds. Cap the jar with a seed sprouting screen or mesh food-safe material that water can drain through plus the metal ring that came with the jar. Soak seeds in water for 1 hour.
- Drain water and invert the jar so the remaining liquid can drain. I like to prop my jar up in a bowl.
- Rinse sprouts twice per day with room temperature or cool water (morning and evening), drain water off right away, and then return inverted to the bowl for storage. Repeat for 3-5 days, or until seeds have sprouted.
- If at any point, the jar is almost full, you will want to either divide the sprouts into two jars, or remove some for consumption. You do not want the jar to become overcrowded.
- Do not allow seeds to sit out for more than 5 days, as bacteria can begin to grow. Once ready to serve, rinse sprouts in a bowl to remove the seeds that didn't germinate, along with the seed hulls. Filling a bowl with water often works, since the hulls will float, and the sprouts will sink.
- Drain liquid and place sprouts onto a paper towel to dry them out. Once they are dry, return sprouts to a container. This time, cover with a solid lid, and place in the fridge for 4-5 days. Consume within this time period, or they will begin to go bad. If at any time, there is liquid at the bottom of the storage container, drain it to prolong their shelf life.