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Broccoli Rabe Goma-ae

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February  8, 2017
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Broccoli Rabe Goma-ae
Photo by Alpha Smoot
  • Serves 4 as a side
Author Notes

Inspired by a similar dish at Karasu in Brooklyn. You could also put the sauce on spinach (which is traditional) or any other dark green, corn, endive, fried or grilled eggplant, tofu, roasted carrots or squash, or broiled cabbage. The dish will keep for up to 4 days in the fridge. —Ali Slagle

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 1 bunch broccoli rabe
  • 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons mirin
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
Directions
  1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. While you wait for the water to boil, trim the rabe and cut each piece in half. When the water is boiling, blanch the greens in the water for just under a minute. Drain and let cool.
  2. Put the sesame seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat and heat until a few shades darker, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a mortar and pestle or suribachi and let cool a bit. Grind the seeds until very coarse—you do not want to make a paste
  3. In a mixing bowl, combine the soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and ground sesame seeds. Squeeze the rabe to make sure the majority of its moisture has drained off. Add the rabe to the dressing and stir to coat.
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2 Reviews

robyn
robyn February 25, 2018
This is delicious!
But also hilarious in terms of recipe writing. As I was toasting the sesame seeds I found myself wondering what "three shades darker" would mean, depending on whether I happened to be in Sudan, Japan, red neck country, or up here in the frozen north.
Presumably it's somewhere between "as they come" and "incinerated"?
 
Mahee F.
Mahee F. February 12, 2017
Great and easy recipe!