Turnip Greens in Japanese Broth (kabu-ohitashi)
- 1 bunch turnip greens in good condition
- 13-15 g finely shaved katsuo-bushi (bonito flakes for Japanese stock) (or 2 handfuls)
- 1 Tbsp cooking sake
- 1/2-1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 pinches fresh yuzu citrus zest/sliced yuzu skin
- Trim turnip bulbs from greens.
- Wash the greens well and prepare a large pot of boiling water with a few pinches of salt.
- When the water boils, put in the greens with the thicker stalk end first, then submerge the rest of the leaves part into the pot with chopsticks.
- Cook for 30-60 seconds until the greens are bright green.
- Remove from boiling water and right away rinse in cold water so it stops cooking.
- Drain, and gently squeeze out extra water and then cut the leaves into 5 cm pieces.
- Put aside for now.
- Now let's make the Japanese dashi!
- You need about 13-15 grams (2 handfuls) of katsuobushi flakes.
- Or, if you have your own broth, just use 400 ml of that.
- Bring 400 ml water to a boil.
- Add the katsuobushi flakes, turn the heat to low and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Stop the heat and let it set for 1 minute.
- Lastly strain out the flakes with a strainer/colander.
- Now you have dashi!
- Put the dashi back into a medium pot.
- Add the salt, soy sauce and sake to the pot and bring to a boil.
- Turn to low.
- Add the turnip greens from before and when it boils again, stop the heat.
- Put the greens into a large dish (or separate into everyone's bowls).
- Pour over some of the broth, a dash of sesame oil and if you have it, some thin slices of yuzu skin or zest.
- :D
condition, cooking sake, salt, sesame oil, fresh yuzu
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/301849-turnip-greens-in-japanese-broth-kabu-ohitashi (may not work)