Recipe#24992

Title: Goma Joyu-ae (soy & Sesame Seed Dressing With

Soar

Yield: 6 servings
 
      1 lb String beans
           Salt
      1 c  Niban dashi
      1 tb Sugar
           Soy sauce
      2 ts Sake
    1/4 ts All purpose soy sauce
-------------------------DRESSING-------------------------
    1/2 c  White sesame seeds, warmed
           -- & ground into a paste
      3 tb Sake
      2 ts Sugar
      2 tb All purpose soy sauce
 
  Snip off & discard the ends of the green beans & cut
  them into 1/2" lengths.  Drop the beans into 2 c of
  lightly salted boiling water, reduce the heat to
  moderate & cook briskly, uncovered, for 8 to 10
  minutes, or until the beans are tender but still
  slightly resistant to the bite.  Drain & run them
  under cold water. In the same pan, combine the dashi,
  sugar, 1/4 ts salt, a sprinkle of soy sauce, sake.
  Bring to a boil over moderate heat, add the string
  beans & return to the boil.  Remove the pan from the
  heat & cool to room temperature.
  DRESSING:  Over high heat, heat 3 tb sake to lukewarm.
  Removepan from heat & ignite the sake with a kitchen
  match, shaking the pan gently until the flame dies
  out.  Pour the sake into a small bowl & cool to room
  temperature. Add the sake, 2 ts sugar and 2 tbs soy
  sauce to the previously prepared sesame paste & mix
  together thoroughly. Pour the sesame dressing into a
  large bowl, add the drained string beans & toss
  together until the vegetables are thoroughly coated.
  Taste for seasoning adding more salt if necessary.
  Serve at room temperature in small bowls, as a first
  course, salad or part of a Japanese meal.