Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, simmered japanese mustard spinach. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
In this recipe, I use Komatsuna, Japanese mustard spinach, which you can find in Japanese grocery stores or local farmers market. However, you can definitely make this dish with different greens such as: Spinach; Bok choy; Cabbage; Napa cabbage; Lettuce; Mizuna; Dashi (Japanese Broth) I use Awase Dashi, with kombu and katsuobushi in this recipe. Japanese Mustard Spinach is a leafy-green plant that can be used as a salad plant or potherb.
Simmered Japanese Mustard Spinach is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Simmered Japanese Mustard Spinach is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook simmered japanese mustard spinach using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Simmered Japanese Mustard Spinach:
- Get 300 g Japanese Mustard Spinach
- Get 1 piece Deep Fried Tofu
- Prepare 1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil
- Make ready 2.5 Tablespoon Broth Made from Kelp and Dried Bonito Shavings
- Make ready 2 Tablespoon Cooking Sake
- Make ready 2 Tablespoon Mirin (Sweet Sake)
- Take 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
It is grown commercially in Japan and Taiwan. It is a versatile vegetable that's cooked and eaten in many ways. The plant is also used for fodder in some Asian countries. The name 'komatsuna' is from the Japanese komatsuna (小松菜), 'greens of Komatsu', a reference to Komatsugawa village where it was heavily grown during the Edo period.
Instructions to make Simmered Japanese Mustard Spinach:
- Cut Japanese mustard spinaches into 0.8-1.1 inch pieces
- Put deep fried tofu into boiled water and then slice it into short pieces
- Pour sesame oil into a pot and heat up the oil
- Put Japanese mustard spinaches into the pan from stems side, then leaves, and add the deep fried tofu
- Add the broth, cooking sake, mirin and soy sauce, and simmer for a few minutes
Once the saag (mustard and spinach leaves) are cooked, cool them for a bit. Once cooled puree the cooked spinach and mustard (saag) in blender and set aside. Heat a teaspoon of oil in heavy bottomed pan over medium heat. Add the diced tofu and pan fry it until it turns golden brown in color. Once done, remove from the pan and keep it aside in a.
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