Posted: August 10, 2023

Goma Ae

A delicious side dish that's easy to make.

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Cook Time:
- Several minutes (to lightly grill sesame seeds)
- 1-2 minutes (to boil spinach)

Ingredients:
- Sesame Seeds
- Fresh Spinach (including stems)
- Shiro Dashi
- Mirin

Instructions:
- Lightly grill sesame seeds, then gently grind in a bowl
- Bring pot of water to a boil
- Add spinach and boil for around a minute
- Remove spinach and rinse under cold water (blanch)
- Squeeze excess water from spinach
- Cut spinach into 2-3 inch sections
- Add spinach to bowl of ground sesame seeds
- Lightly mix spinach and seeds together
- Add about 1 teaspoon of shiro dashi (to taste)
- Add about 1 teaspoon of mirin (to taste)
- Lightly mix everything together
- Serve

I usually serve this dish in the same bowl used to grind the sesame seeds.

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Typical goma (sesame) seed pack sold in Japanese supermarkets
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Lightly grill sesame seeds
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Lightly grind sesame seeds
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After boiling spinach, blanch, then squeeze out excess water
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Cut spinach in 2-3 inch sections
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Add spinach to bowl of ground sesame seeds, and mix
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Add shiro dashi and mirin. Mix and serve.