Japanese-style Boiled Spinach (Spinach Ohitashi)
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Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 1 large bunch of spinach or 2 small bunches of spinach
  • *Sauce
  • ⅛ cupdashi (broth made out of dried kelp and shiitake mushroom)
  • 1 teaspoon soy source (substitute: coconut amino, tamari)
  • 1 teaspoon coconut sugar (substitute: any sugar of your choice or sweeter)
  • *Garnish
  • Soaked dried shiitake mushroom which made dashi
  • (Optional: ground toasted sesame seeds)
Instructions
  1. Blanch uncut spinach for 30 seconds. Put the root first.
  2. After removing spinach from boiling water, shock spinach with cold running water.
  3. Squeeze water out of spinach by hands. Then, pat down spinach with paper towel to remove more moisture.
  4. Cut spinach into 2 inch length.
  5. Mix all sauce ingredients in a bowl by hand.
  6. Slice shiitake mushroom thinly.
  7. Place spinach into a bowl and garnish with shiitake mushroom
  8. Pour sauce and sprinkle ground toasted sesame seeds (optional)
Recipe by Asian Vegan & Beyond at http://www.asianveganandbeyond.com/japanese-style-boiled-spinach-spinach-ohitashi/