From Classic Japanese, by Yasuko Fukuoka.
O-Hitashi has been served as a side dish on Japanese dining tables for centuries. Seasonal green vegetables are simply blanched and cooled and formed into little towers. With a little help from Shoyu and sesame seeds, they reveal their true flavour.
1. Blanch young spinach leaves in lightly salted boiling water for 15 seconds. For Japanese-type spinach, hold the leafy part and slip the stems into the pan. After 15 seconds, drop in the leaves and cook 20 seconds. (see note)
2. Drain immediately and place the spinach under running water. Squeeze out all the excess water by hand. Now, what looked like a large amount of spinach as become a ball, roughly the size of an orange.
3. Mix the shoyu and water, then pour on the spinach. Mix well and leave to cool.
4. In the meantime, put the sesame seeds in a dry frying pan and stir or toss until they start to pop.
Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
5. Drain the spinach and squeeze out the excess sauce with your hands. Line up the spinach in the sme direction on a chopping board, then form it into a log shape about 1 1/2" in diameter. Squeeze again to make it firm. With a sharp knife, cut it across into four cylinders 1-1 1/2 inches in length.
6. Place the spinach cylinders on a large plate or individual dishes. Sprinkle with the toasted sesame seeds and a little salt, to taste, and serve.
Japanese spinach, the long-leaf type with the stalks and pink root intact, is best.
You can use other greens, such as watercress, rocket (arugula), lamb's lettuce.
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (126g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 4 Servings | ||
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Calories: 56 | ||
Calories from Fat: 24 (43%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 2.7g | 4 % | |
Saturated Fat 0.4g | 2 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 0.9g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 1.2g | ||
Cholesterol 0mg | 0 % | |
Sodium 481.2mg | 17 % | |
Potassium 670.7mg | 18 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 5.7g | 2 % | |
Dietary Fiber 3.1g | 12 % | |
Sugars, other 2.5g | ||
Protein 4.8g | 7 % | |
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Calories per serving: 56
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