How can I cook Komatsuna?

Question

I am shareholder in a local organic farm and every week I get a share of different veggies from the farm. This week, part of what I got was a bunch of HUGE leafy asian greens. They are called Komatsuna, and I've no idea what to do with them.
Any suggestions? - Thanks!

Answer 1

There are so many Komatsuna recipes. But you can actually cook it like how you cook spinach in the states because we substitute Komatsuna for spinach. But we don't use Komatsuna or spinach used in the states for salad. Well we have a special kind of spinach just for salad so we don't eat raw or fresh Komatsuna and spinach but always cook them.

Anyway, some easy Komatsuna recipes are that:

1. Komatsuna and tofu soup

Komatsuna (1 bunch)
Silken Tofu ( half a pack)
minced garlic (1 teaspoon)
minced ginger (1 tablespoon)
Chinese style chicken broth (about 4 cups)
salt, pepper to taste
sesame oil to taste
cornstarch( 1 1/2 tbs)
water for cornstarch ( 3 tbs)

Wash Komatsuna and cut it 1 inch wide.

Boil chicken broth and put minced garlic and ginger and cubed tofu into the broth.

Flavor the broth with salt and pepper, then pour cornstarch with water into the broth and boil the broth again.

Put Komatsuna in the soup and cook it until wilted.

2. Komatsuna and Beef satay

Paper thin sliced sirloin beef (7 ounces)
Komatsuna ( 1 bunch)
sesame oil ( 1 tablespoon)

(a)
soy sauce ( 1/2 tablespoon)
sake ( 1 tablespoon)
pressed ginger ( 1 teaspoon)

(b)
soy sauce ( 1 1/2 tablespoons)
mirin (Japanese rice wine) (1/2 tablespoon)

Marinade beef wtih (a) for at least 15 minutes.

Wash Komatsuna and cut it 1 inch wide.

Heat a pan and put vegetable oil and fry the beef and put the beef aside on a plate.

Put sesami oil in the pan, fry Komatsuna.

Put the beef back in the pan and flavor the beef and Komatsuna with (b).

Answer 2

Yes I am a good cook. Love to cook

Answer 3

Komatsuna is a typical Japanese leafy vegetable. It is often called Japanese Mustard Spinach in the US supermarkets. Young leaves, stalks and flower shoots are used in salad and stir-fry. It is also very popular for salt pickling this vegetable in Japan. Komatsu is a fast-growing vegetable and is ready for harvest 35 days after sowing in warm climates. Plants can be grown all year round in temperate and subtropical areas.

Answer 4

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RE:
How can I cook Komatsuna?
I am shareholder in a local organic farm and every week I get a share of different veggies from the farm. This week, part of what I got was a bunch of HUGE leafy asian greens. They are called Komatsuna, and I've no idea what to do with them.
Any suggestions? - Thanks!

Answer 5

stirfry with a little oyster sauce