Spinach with sesame paste

Ingriedents: bunch of spinach, Tablespoons sesame paste (neri-goma), 1/2 teaspoon sugar, Tablespoons soy-sauce, a little sake.

How to make: First wash spinach in a bowl of water and rinse. if the stem is thick cut an X through the bottom. Second in a lot of boilng water add a pinch of salt, boil spinach standing up, push down as roots soften, boil for 1 min. Third strain, wash with cold water soon. Then squeeze excess water by lightly wringing with the all stems together, cut into 3-cm length pieces. After that grind sesame seeds. Next mix sugar and soy-sauce with ground sesame, add a little sake. Finally mix together with spinach.