Watercress in Miso, Red Pepper Paste & Sesame Marinade
- 3 bunches Watercress
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1 Tablespoon Red Miso (red Miso Is The Darker Colored Miso)
- 1 Tablespoon Red Hot Pepper Paste (this Is The Korean Red Hot Pepper Paste)
- 2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil
- 1 Tablespoon Toasted Sesame Seeds
- Rice For Serving
- 1.
- Wash watercress.
- In a large pot, add about 3 inches of water and bring it to a boil.
- Once water boils, add watercress and cook in water for about 1 minute.
- With a spoon, flip the watercress, so the top watercress submerges to the bottom, and all of the watercress is wilted.
- Continue cooking but do not overcook the watercress.
- When watercress is wilted, it should still be crunchy.
- Total watercress cooking time should be about 2-3 minutes to retain crunchiness.
- 2.
- In a colander, drain watercress.
- With cold water, rinse watercress.
- With your hands, squeeze excess water from watercress, and form it into round shaped balls.
- With a knife, slice watercress into bite-sized pieces.
- 3.
- Mince garlic and add it into a large bowl.
- Add miso, red hot pepper paste, sesame oil, and sesame seeds.
- With a spoon, mix the marinade well.
- 4.
- Add cooked watercress into marinade, and, with your hands, toss watercress with marinade, making sure the marinade covers all of the watercress.
- Serve with rice.
- Serves 4.
garlic, red, red hot pepper, sesame oil, sesame seeds
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/watercress-in-miso-red-pepper-paste-sesame-marinade/ (may not work)