Korean Spinach Food

KOREAN SPINACH

Steps:

• Bring a large kettle of salted water to a boil and have ready a large bowl of very cold water. Add the spinach to the boiling water and let cook for one minute.
• Immediately drain the spinach and immerse it in the cold water. When cool, drain again and gently dry it between several layers of paper towel.
• In a small bowl, mix together the remaining ingredients. Add the spinach and toss. Serve at room temperature along with barbecued meat.

KOREAN SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and drain spinach; break into bite-sized pieces.
• Fry, drain, and crumble bacon.
• Toss bacon and spinach with water chestnuts, bean sprouts, and eggs.
• Combine all dressing ingredients and mix well.
• Pour dressing over salad and serve.
• Note: This dressing is great on tossed salads, too!

KOREAN SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Wash the spinach thoroughly, then trim off the thick stems.
• Heat the sesame oil in a heavy-bottomed pot.
• Brown the ground beef, separating while stir-frying.
• Add the green onion, garlic, soy sauce, salt and pepper and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
• Add the water, then the spinach.
• Bring the soup to a boil, then lower the flame.
• Place a tight-fitting lid on the pot and simmer for 10 minutes.

SESAME SPINACH

Steps:

• Bring pot of lightly salted water to boil.
• Add spinach, remove as soon as leaves turn bright green (will shrink significantly).
• Immediately rinse with cold water.
• Drain and squeeze out as much water as possible (best to grab handful and squeeze like a ball) Place spinach in bowl with sauce mixture and toss well.

RUSTIC KOREAN SPINACH

Steps:

• Cut off the tips of spinach and clean thoroughly.
• Boil a pot of water and blanch the spinach for 1 minute.
• Drain and rinse spinach under cold water and squeeze out the liquid.
• Separate the spinach strands in a mixing bowl and cut into a few sections if you prefer shorter length.
• Add the rest of the ingredients into the bowl. Using your finger tips (gloved if you prefer) smear the doenjang and gochujang pastes together to combine and then toss everything together as you gently massage around the spinach, so that every strand of spinach will get seasoned.
• Taste and adjust seasoning if desired.

SAUTEED SPINACH WITH SESAME - KOREAN

Steps:

• Put 2 T. of the oil in a large skillet over medium heat for one minute. Add garlic. The instant it begins to sizzle, add spinach and cook, stirring occasionally, until it is completely wilted. Turn heat to low.
• Stir in sugar and soy sauce. Cook for a few more moments. Turn off heat. Taste to see if you need additional salt or soy sauce. Serve hot, warm, room temp or cold.
• Before serving, drizzle with remaining sesame oil and spinkle with sesame seeds.

KOREAN SEASONED SPINACH

Steps:

• Remove roots from spinach and wash well.
• I soak in a solution of vinegar and water and then rinse.
• In bowl, combine soy sauce, sugar, sesame seeds, sesame oil, and green onions.
• In a large pot bring water to boil.
• Add spinach (leaves should go in last) and immerse only until leaves turn bright green.
• DO NOT OVER BOIL.
• Spinach will not taste right.
• Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Squeeze out as much water as possible.
• Add the spinach to the sauce and mix well.
• This can be served warm or even refrigerated for another time.