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Broccoli Goma-ae (Broccoli with Sesame Dressing)
Serves 2 · About 10 min
Broccoli boiled in salted water and tossed with ground sesame, sugar and soy sauce. A side dish with a nutty sesame smell.
① Cut into small florets→② Boil in salted water→③ Make the dressing→④ Toss together
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How to make it
1
Cut into small florets
- Wash the broccoli. On the cutting board, cut into florets by cutting where each small branch meets the thick stem
- For large florets, make a cut in the stem and break them in half by hand
- Peel the thick stem thickly and cut into 5 mm thick slices (you can boil and eat them too)
How to tell it's doneThe florets are all bite-size.
2
Boil in salted water
- Put 1 L water in a pot over high heat. When it boils, add 1 tsp salt
- Add the stems first, then the florets, and boil for 2 minutes
- Drain in a strainer, spread out and let cool
How to tell it's doneThe florets are bright green, and a bamboo skewer goes in easily into the stems.
Be carefulWhen draining, set the strainer in the sink and pour a little at a time so the steam and hot water don't hit your face or hands.
3
Make the dressing
- Put 2 tbsp ground white sesame seeds, 2 tsp sugar and 2 tsp soy sauce in a bowl
- Mix well with a spoon
How to tell it's doneThe sugar grains are gone and it becomes a moist paste.
4
Toss with the broccoli
- Pat the broccoli dry lightly with paper towels
- Put it in the bowl from step 3 and mix so the sesame coats everything
- Taste it. If the flavor is weak, add a few drops of soy sauce
ReadyEvery floret is coated with sesame.
Be carefulToss right before eating. If you toss too early, water comes out and the flavor gets weak.
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If it didn't work out
The broccoli is mushyBoiled too long. Next time, drain after 2 minutes. It keeps softening from the leftover heat.
The stems are hardToo much peel was left on the stems, or the pieces were too big. Next time, peel thickly and slice thinly.
Watery and blandYou didn't pat it dry, or tossed it too early. Pat dry before tossing, and toss right before eating.
The dressing is dry and crumblyNot enough soy sauce for the amount of ground sesame. Add a few drops of soy sauce or water.
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