String Beans in Thick Bean and Sesame Sauce (Ingen No Goma Miso)
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
3-4
ingredients
- 1⁄2 lb fresh string bean
- 2 tbsp.saikyo miso (light bean paste)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon sake
- 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds
directions
- Wash and trim the beans. Bring salted water to a rapid boil and cook the beans in it for 3-4 minutes. They should still be bright green and crisp. Drain them and let them cool naturally before cutting them into one-inch lengths.
- Mix the bean paste, sugar, and sake together in a small saucepan. Heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the sugar has melted and the sauce is satiny. Remove from the heat and let cool while preparing the sesame seeds.
- In a heavy skillet, dry roast the seeds over medium heat, then transfer them while still warm to a suribachi (Japanese grinding mortar) and grind them to a smooth paste. If using a blender or food processor you will need to double or tripe the batch to have enough volume to engage the blades. Excess can be refrigerated in a tightly sealed jar.
- Add the bean paste sauce to the sesame paste and blend thoroughly to make a thick, smooth sauce.
- Toss the beans in the sauce lightly just before serving. Serve at room temperature or slightly chilled.
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zeldaz51
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