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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
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