Turnip Greens in Japanese Broth (kabu-ohitashi)

I hate to throw away the greens from the turnips because they taste so good! One of my favorite ways to cook is to make a "Ohitashi" dish which is simply cooking vegetables in a light Japanese broth ("dashi"). The broth is the made flavor, so it's best to make a good tasting homemade broth (not instant!). I'll show you how to make a broth with katsuo-bushi (bonito flakes) here ^^
Turnip Greens in Japanese Broth (kabu-ohitashi)
I hate to throw away the greens from the turnips because they taste so good! One of my favorite ways to cook is to make a "Ohitashi" dish which is simply cooking vegetables in a light Japanese broth ("dashi"). The broth is the made flavor, so it's best to make a good tasting homemade broth (not instant!). I'll show you how to make a broth with katsuo-bushi (bonito flakes) here ^^
Steps
- 1
Trim turnip bulbs from greens. Wash the greens well and prepare a large pot of boiling water with a few pinches of salt.
- 2
When the water boils, put in the greens with the thicker stalk end first, then submerge the rest of the leaves part into the pot with chopsticks.
- 3
Cook for 30-60 seconds until the greens are bright green. Remove from boiling water and right away rinse in cold water so it stops cooking.
- 4
Drain, and gently squeeze out extra water and then cut the leaves into 5 cm pieces. Put aside for now.
- 5
Now let's make the Japanese dashi! You need about 13-15 grams (2 handfuls) of katsuobushi flakes. Or, if you have your own broth, just use 400 ml of that.
- 6
Bring 400 ml water to a boil. Add the katsuobushi flakes, turn the heat to low and simmer for 3 minutes. Stop the heat and let it set for 1 minute. Lastly strain out the flakes with a strainer/colander. Now you have dashi!
- 7
Put the dashi back into a medium pot. Add the salt, soy sauce and sake to the pot and bring to a boil. Turn to low. Add the turnip greens from before and when it boils again, stop the heat.
- 8
Put the greens into a large dish (or separate into everyone's bowls). Pour over some of the broth, a dash of sesame oil and if you have it, some thin slices of yuzu skin or zest. :D
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