All-Purpose Sesame Sauce
- 1 tbsp Homemade All-Purpose Mentsuyu
- 1 tbsp Chiimaajan (Chinese sesame paste) (or tahini)
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Water
- 1 to 2 tablespoons Roasted sesame seeds
- Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl, mix, then it's ready to use.
- For spinach with sesame sauce, parboil the spinach, cut into 5 cm, squeeze excess water, then put into a bowl.
- Combine sauce and spinach, a little at a time, mixing well with each addition.
- When it reaches your desired taste (seasoning strength), then it's ready.
- When using All-Purpose Men-tsuyufor somen, dilute with water at a ratio of 1 part men-tsuyu to 2.5 to 3 parts water.
- The general rule of thumb for using store-bought men-tsuyu is to use a ratio of 1 part men-tsuyu to 3 parts water.
- For vegetables that release water, reduce the amount of water when making the sesame sauce.
mentsuyu, sugar, water, sesame seeds
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/145994-all-purpose-sesame-sauce (may not work)