Japanese Spinach With Sweet Sesame Seeds

Name: Japanese Spinach With Sweet Sesame Seeds
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 7 min
Yield: 6 , 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons sesame oil; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 10 cups fresh spinach leaves; 4 tablespoons black sesame seeds, toasted

Submitted by Mitakola

"NOTE: Japanese mortar and pestle (suribachi and surikogi), The sweet flavor of the roasted sesame is most intense when ground"

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Ready In:: 7mins
Ingredients:: 4
Serves:: 6

ingredients

2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon brown sugar
10 cups fresh spinach leaves
4 tablespoons black sesame seeds, toasted

directions

Heat the sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot. Add the spinach 3 to 4 cups at a time. Cook and stir to wilt, then add more spinach.
Grind the sesame seeds into fine crumbs using a mortar and pestle. When spinach is wilted, move it to the sides of the pan and sprinkle sugar in the center. When the sugar melts, stir in the spinach to coat.
Transfer spinach to a serving plate and sprinkle ground sesame seeds on top.

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Mitakola

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