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Horenso no Ohitashi Soused Spinach

Barely blanched spinach steeped for hours in a cold, lightly seasoned dashi until it is saturated with flavour, served in its broth under a tangle of fine bonito threads. Goes with almost anything.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total5 h 57 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

main

  • 1 bunchyoung spinach (about 300 g)
  • 1 tbspsalt, for the blanching water

dashi

  • 400 mlcold water
  • 6 gkombu, wiped
  • 8 gdried bonito flakes (katsuobushi)

seasoning

  • 1 pinchsalt
  • 1 tspmirin
  • 3 tsplight (usukuchi) soy sauce

garnish

  • 3 gthread-shaved dried bonito (ito-kezuri katsuo), or ordinary bonito flakes

Diet

  • Pescatarian
  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Fish
  • Sulfites
  • Tuna
  • Bonito
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Spinach
  • Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
  • Seaweed (any)
  • Kelp
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Spring
  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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