‘Goma-ae’ Choy Sum

Name: ‘Goma-ae’ Choy Sum
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 2 Servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 small bunch (220g) Choy Sum; Salt for cooking *optional but I add some Salt when I blanch Choy Sum; 1 tablespoon Toasted Sesame Seeds *1 tablespoon is 15ml; 1/2 tablespoon Sugar *alter the amount to suit your taste; 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

An Asian vegetable called ‘Choy Sum’ is very similar to ‘Komatsuna’, a Japanese leafy vegetable. Today I made a ‘Goma-ae’ dish using Choy Sum. ‘Goma-ae’ can be made with a variety of vegetables. ‘Goma-ae’ Sauce can be made with Toasted Sesame Seeds, Sugar and Soy Sauce. Depending on the amount of Choy Sum that you cook, just alter the amount of the Sauce. My ‘Goma-ae’ Sauce is not very sweet. You may wish to add extra Sugar.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

10 minutes

2 Servings

1small bunch (220g) Choy Sum
Salt for cooking *optional but I add some Salt when I blanch Choy Sum
‘Goma-ae’ Sauce
1 tablespoonToasted Sesame Seeds *1 tablespoon is 15ml
1/2 tablespoonSugar *alter the amount to suit your taste
1 tablespoonSoy Sauce

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Steps

10 minutes

1

Grind Toasted Sesame Seeds, OR use this trick ‘How To Grind Sesame Seeds Using A Plastic Bag’. Add Sugar and Soy Sauce, and mix well to make ‘Goma-ae’ Sauce.

How To Grind Sesame Seeds Using A Plastic Bag
2

Wash Choy Sum very well, cut into 3cm long pieces, and separate hard stem parts and green leafy parts.
3

Cook hard parts of Choy Sum in the rapidly boiling salted water for 1 minute, then add leafy parts, and cook for 30 seconds. Drain and place in cold water to stop cooking further, drain well, and squeeze to remove excess water.
4

Combine Choy Sum and ‘Goma-ae’ Sauce.

Tips

How To Grind Sesame Seeds Using A Plastic Bag

Toast the sesame seeds first. I recommend to use a saucepan rather than a frying pan. Place raw sesame seeds in a saucepan, heat over medium heat, and keep shaking and tossing until light golden. The hot saucepan will keep cooking even after being removed from the heat and turn the seeds golden. Allow to cool.

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