Name: Korean Spinach Side Dish
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Side Dishes
Ingredients: 1 qty bunch spinach; 1 qty scallion chopped; 2 tsp guk ganjang, 국간장 (soup soy sauce) or use salt to taste; 1 tsp minced garlic; 0.5 tsp sugar; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 tsp sesame seeds; 1 tsp salt and pepper to taste

Sigeumchi namul (시금치나물) is a simple spinach-based Korean side dish (banchan). Namul is a generic word for a seasoned vegetable meal, while sigeumchi is Korean for spinach.
In Korea, there are an endless variety of veggies used to create nauml meals. One of the most prevalent is spinach. On traditional festivals, it is usually served as part of the three-color vegetable dishes (samsaek namul). Sigeumchi namul is also popular in bibimbap.

Korean Spinach Side Dish

Trim off the roots from the spinach. Wash thoroughly until there is no sand in the water. Blanch the spinach in salted boiling water until wilted, 20 to 30 seconds.

Quickly remove the spinach from the pot and shock in icy cold water to stop the cooking.

Drain and gently squeeze out excess water. Cut into 3-inch lengths.

Add the remaining ingredients and mix everything well by hand, loosening/separating the spinach pieces that have been clumped up together. It will take about 10 minutes for the flavor of the seasonings to seep into the spinach.

Korean Spinach Side Dish

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