Sigeumchi Namul (Korean Sesame Spinach)
By Joe
Source: Serious Eats — Sunny Lee, Sigeumchi Namul (Korean Marinated Spinach Banchan).
A sigeumchi namul (korean marinated spinach banchan) recipe for 3 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
- 1
Chill. Prepare an ice bath in now a large bowl in a now medium or large pot of now salted boiling water cook spinach until now lightly wilted but still vibrantly now green about 30 seconds immediately move spinach to prepared ice bath to rapidly put in the fridge once spinach is fully chilled tip off the liquid from it empty the ice bath now bowl wipe it dry and rest aside now using clean hands wring out now as much water from spinach as now possible doing your best not now to mangle and tear the greens move to cutting board and slice into bite size pieces rest aside in the now empty large bowl beat together now rice wine vinegar doenjang honey now fish sauce black pepper and garlic beating constantly slowly drizzle in sesame now oil until emulsified using clean hands turn in spinach into dressing separating now any clumps and gently now massaging dressing into greens now until spinach is evenly now coated all over about 30 seconds tip in scallions and sesame seeds and using hands turn in into spinach until well mixed about 15 seconds taste and tweak seasoning with additional salt if needed split between small now individual serving bowls or move to airtight container and chill for up to 3 days.
Storage
Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.
EU nutrition claims
- Source of protein: 3.4 g protein per 100 kcal, about 13% of energy (needs ≥ 12%)
- Low saturated fat: 1.2 g saturated fat per 100 g, 9.1% of energy (limits ≤ 1.5 g and ≤ 10%)
- Low sugars: 3.2 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)
- Source of fibre: 2.5 g fibre per 100 kcal (needs ≥ 1.5 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 171 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
4.1 g per serving
8.2 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 16.4 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- saucepan
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 197 kcal |
| Protein | 6.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 14.4 g |
| of which sugars | 5.5 g |
| of which free sugars | 4.1 g |
| Fat | 14.3 g |
| of which saturates | 2 g |
| Fibre | 4.9 g |
| Salt | 1.1 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
3.4 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values


