String Beans With Sesame Miso Dressing Saya Ingen Goma Aye Food

GOMA-AE GREEN BEANS - JAPANESE GREEN BEANS WITH SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• For the dressing, dry roast sesame seeds in a frying pan for about a couple of minutes, gently jiggling the pan. Careful not to burn them.
• With a pestle and a mortar, partially grind the sesame seeds.
• In a large bowl, mix together ground sesame seeds, soy sauce, sugar, and a pinch of salt.
• Cut the green beans if they are too long. Cook the green beans by boiling until desired tenderness is reached. Drain and briefly run them under running water so that the beans stay green.
• While the green beans still warm, toss them in the sesame dressing.
• The dressing looks more like a paste than dressing but that's exactly how you want it to be, otherwise when mixed with the green beans, the dressing gets too runny and the green beans won't taste as nice.

STRING BEANS WITH SESAME-MISO DRESSING (SAYA-INGEN GOMA AYE)

Steps:

• Steam beans 12 minutes or until crisp-tender, OR cook in boiling salted water 3 to 5 minutes until crisp-tender. Drain and plunge into iced water to cool 10 minutes. Drain again and pat dry. To cut the beans, fit a food processor with slicing blade. Trim beans to fit feed tube horizontally. With lid in place, stack beans in feed tube, then push beans through feed tube with food pusher while motor is running. OR, cut beans diagonally into 2-inch lengths with a sharp knife.
• Add miso, sugar,mirin, lemon juice, soy sauce, and optional lemon zest to ground sesame seeds. Gently toss mixture with prepared beans. Garnish with a sprinkle of roasted sesame seeds before serving.

GREEN BEANS WITH MISO DRESSING (INGEN NO MISO AE)

Steps:

• Parboil green beans in amply lightly salted water until just cooked but still crisp. Plunge into cold water to stop cooking. Drain and cut into 1 1/2-inch lengths.
• Blend remaining ingredients. Add beans and toss until coasted. Serve at room temperature. The color of the beans will change quickly, but the flavor will not. Keeps 1 day.

QUICK SESAME GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place the green beans into a steamer insert and set in a pot over one inch of water. Bring to a boil, cover and steam for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer beans to a serving bowl.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, miso paste, red pepper flakes, garlic and ginger. Pour over the green beans and toss to coat. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top.