Yogoshi (Finely Chopped Greens with Sesame Miso)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 25 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 6
About this dish
Yogoshi is an everyday dish from the Tonami Plain in Toyama.
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Daikon leaves are boiled in abundant water, rinsed cold, squeezed very firmly, chopped fine, and stir-fried in sesame oil with miso, sugar, chopped sesame, and mirin until no loose moisture remains. Its name is said to refer to preparing the dish at night and carrying it over to the following morning. It once extended scarce rice but now serves as a strongly seasoned companion to hot rice. A version with kochia seeds appears at memorial services for Shinran. The decisive steps are removing the cooked greens' water completely and chopping them evenly before the brief stir-fry.
Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Heat
Discard yellow leaves and tough bases and wash away all soil.
Put the stems first into a large pot of boiling water and blanch for 2 to 3 minutes, until all the greens are tender.
- 2Prep
Transfer immediately to cold water, rinse once, and cool.
Squeeze repeatedly with both hands to remove as much water as possible, then chop into pieces 3 to 5 mm across.
- 3Control
Heat the sesame oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
Add the greens, separate them with a spatula, and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes to drive off remaining moisture.
- 4Finish
Add the miso, sugar, chopped sesame, and mirin and reduce to low heat.
Mix for 1 to 2 minutes, until the seasoning clings to the greens and no liquid remains, then divide among four plates.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Daikon leaves blanch in abundant water and are rinsed cold.
- Finish cue
- Put the stems first into a large pot of boiling water and blanch for 2 to 3 minutes, until all the greens are tender.
- Avoid this
- Do not leave it at room temperature overnight.
- Storage and reheating
- When making it at night for the next morning, spread it in a shallow container to cool quickly and refrigerate within 2 hours.
Cooking decision evidence
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