Steamed Seasoned Soybean Leaves

Steamed Seasoned Soybean Leaves

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Total time
20 min
Level
Easy
Servings
2 servings
Ingredients
8

About this dish

Tender raw soybean leaves are stacked two or three at a time with a thin spread of soy and chili seasoning between them, steamed briefly, then peeled off one by one to wrap around a bite of rice.

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Steaming softens the coarse veins, and green plum syrup rounds off the saltiness of the soy so the grassy taste of the leaves still comes through behind the garlic and chili. It works warm or cooled as a side dish; the seasoning stays put between the layers.

Ingredients

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Instructions

5 steps
  1. 1

    Wash the soybean leaves one by one under running water and drain them completely on a sieve.

  2. 2

    In a bowl, mix soy sauce, red pepper powder, minced garlic, sesame oil, plum syrup, chopped scallion, and sesame seeds to make the seasoning sauce.

  3. 3

    Stack 2 or 3 soybean leaves on a plate, spread a thin layer of seasoning sauce over them, and repeat the process.

  4. 4

    Place the seasoned stack of soybean leaves together with the plate into a hot steamer.

  5. 5

    Cover and steam over medium heat for 5 minutes until the tough fibers of the raw leaves soften.

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Tips

Do not exceed 5 minutes of steaming to keep the leaves from turning yellow and losing their delicate texture.
Using young, light-green leaves instead of tough older ones ensures a much softer texture when steamed.
Edited by Charim Team