Korean Sesame Spinach Banchan (시금치 나물)

New: Feb 2023

Ingredients
8 ounces spinach, cleaned and washed
1 garlic clove, minced
1 green onion, chopped
1½ teaspoon soy sauce
1½ teaspoon toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

Boil 8 to 10 cups of water in a large pot.
Blanch the spinach for 30 seconds to 1 minute with lid off, stirring with a wooden spoon.
Strain the spinach and rinse in cold water a couple of times to remove any residual dirt.
Squeeze out excess water and cut a few times into bite size pieces.
Mix the spinach with garlic, green onion, soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, and sesame seeds in a mixing bowl by hand.


Korean sigeumchi namul (시금치 나물: spinach side dish)
Transfer to a bowl or plate and garnish with silgochu, if used.
Serve with rice.

Originally from:
https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/sigumchi-namul
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